Brockport’s Low Bridge High Water festival celebrates the opening of the canal navigation season. This year, it is also commemorates 200 years of the Erie Canal. The event will be held Friday and Saturday, June 13 and 14.
The festivities start on Friday, June 13, with the Pedestrian Loop Bridge Dedication and Boathouse Ribbon Cutting at 11 a.m., at Commissary Park, 308 Holley Street, Brockport. Community members are invited to be a part of Brockport history and join in an aerial photo to commemorate the dedication. Those wishing to take part should plan to arrive on site by 10:30 a.m. and may come by foot, bike, kayak or canoe. Gather on the bridge (or in the canal) for the photo.
A display of the 4th Grade Poster Contest entries will debut at the Hart Gallery 27, 27 Market Street, from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday. All entries will be on display both Friday and Saturday.
The festival continues on Saturday, June 14, with a canalside celebration from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Welcome Center, 11 Water Street. There will be vendors, community resource tables, a native plant sale, and more. Musical entertainment will be provided by Elleine, Unaccompanied Minors, The Evokers, and The Cerulean Combo. Also enjoy free mini-kayak sessions with Brockport On the Canals, IBiB Mini-Makerspace boat building with BoB LeSuer, and the 4th Grade Poster Contest Awards presentation. And no festival is complete without some tasty treats. The Lions Club will offer hot dogs and chips while the Kiwanis Club will have fresh strawberry shortcake.
The Brockport Museum and Library of Local History and Brockport Community Museum will lead Historic Guided Tours at 10 a.m. (one mile) and 2 p.m. (two miles). They are free to attend, but tickets are required. Go to http://www.eventbrite.com and search “walking tour Brockport” to reserve tickets.
Join in the celebration on June 13 and 14 in Brockport.
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