It was hot on Monday, July 14 between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., when “Cycle the Erie Canal,” an annual event of Parks & Trails NY, passed through the village of Spencerport. It was a perfect day for 650+ bicyclists to stop and refresh with cold water and ice distributed by local volunteers!
Thank you: Spencerport Area Chamber of Commerce Past President David Haines who coordinates water donation, brings chairs and tables, tubs for ice, and bags for recycling bottles and trash!
Thank you: Tops Friendly Markets, Cindy Hook, Manager, for the annual water donation.
Thank you: Don Fernberg, Village Historian Ginny Parker, and Village of Spencerport Mayor Gary Penders who always volunteer.
Thank you: Village DPW Superintendent Joe Barretta for providing coolers with ice.
Thank you: Director Patty Uttaro for greeting visitors at the Spencerport Depot & Museum.
Thank you: Ray Kuntz, photographer.
Indeed, this event is an economic development opportunity for our community!
Thank you: Local businesses that provided coffee and smoothies, barbeque, hot dogs, and ice cream.
After enjoying beer in the Irish pub, a couple said, “Who knew? Just great.”
We received more compliments and questions about Spencerport, its lift bridge, and Western New York.
“Your gazebo, its benches and gardens, with church steeples in the background, is just charming,” a woman said. Her husband added: “We live in Florida. This is our sixth year doing this ride. See you next year…”
Carol J. Nellis-Ewell
Deputy Mayor,
Village of Spencerport
Board of Directors,
Spencerport Area
Chamber of Commerce
