Come Spend A Day With Us
Take a canal boat ride. Listen to stories of the old canal days inside the National Canal Museum. Visit one of the few remaining locktender’s houses on the Lehigh Canal. Have a chat with Hank and George, our canal boat mules. Bike the lovely D&L Trail along the canal and Lehigh River. Take a paddleboat or canoe ride on the canal. Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy a quiet meal in a lovely setting. Bring your binoculars and take a bird walk on a shaded trail. There’s plenty to do in Easton’s Hugh Moore Park.
Upcoming Events
Pirate Day
Join us at the National Canal Museum on Saturday, September 20 during regular museum hours for a swashbuckling adventure! Come dressed in your best pirate costume and enjoy 50% off admission and canal boat. The Bachmann Players will be aboard the Josiah White II, serving alongside our boat crew as our resident pirates – watch out, or you might get recruited into their rowdy gang! Attendees can enjoy pirate-themed crafts, follow a treasure map through the museum, and uncover hidden loot along the way. Even our trusty mules, Hank and George, will be joining the fun—donning their pirate personas for the day!
Free admission for DLNHC Members.
Canal-o-ween
Join us for a spooktacular weekend at the National Canal Museum as we celebrate Canal-o-ween, happening Saturday and Sunday, October 25 & 26! Wear your favorite costume and enjoy 50% off museum admission, plus a full day of family-friendly fun! Kids can play special Halloween games & activities, trick or treat around Hugh Moore Park, and get a visit from our resident ghouls (mules). This weekend also marks your last chance to ride the Josiah White II Canal Boat before the season ends.
Free admission for DLNHC Members.
Josiah White II Canal Boat
The Josiah White II canal boat is Pennsylvania’s only mule-drawn canal boat attraction. An authentically-dressed crew navigates the 50-foot, two-level passenger boat on a 45-minute tour of the Lehigh Canal from the canal museum to the locktender’s house and back. Hank and George, our hard-working mules, provide the power.
Locktender’s House
An easy walk along the towpath brings you to the Locktenders House, which is open Saturdays, and Sundays – 12:00PM to 4:15PM – during the canal boat season. Our interpreter will explain the important job locktenders and their families played in the daily operation of the Lehigh Canal. Relax in the perennial flower garden behind the house and enjoy the view of the Lehigh River, or take a stroll along the riverbank where you’ll learn more about navigation on the Lehigh in the 19th century.
Note: The Locktender’s House tour availability is based on our dedicated volunteers and may vary based on events and staffing. Please call before your visit for up-to-date Open House hours.
D&L Trail
The D&L Trail in Hugh Moore Park connects walkers, bicyclists and runners to the region’s national significant heritage. It travels along the Lehigh Canal to the Locktender’s House and Garden. Beyond the Park, the D&L Trail connects you to historic downtown Easton and nearby communities like Freemansburg and Bethlehem. Going further, the 165-mile network extends from Wilkes Barre, through the mountain of northeast Pennsylvania in Carbon and Luzerne counties, along the Lehigh River through the Lehigh Valley, and along the Delaware Canal and Delaware River through Bucks County to Bristol.
Click here to visit the D&L website.
Elaine & Peter Emrick Technology Center
The Emrick Technology Center is home to the National Canal Museum and is also the headquarters of the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor. Built in 2006 through a generous donation from Mrs. Elaine Emrick – in memory of her husband Peter – the 14,000-square-foot, two-story brick building houses museum exhibits on the first floor and the D&L offices and a state-of-the-art national canal archives and library on the second floor.
