Some of the Adopt-A-Trail volunteers who participated in the program to monitor the towpath of the Erie Canal in the Town of Sweden this past season gathered at Harvester Park for the fourth annual end-of-season "sweep." They are Andrea Perry, Kathy Goetz, Harold Mundy, Karen and Brian Richardson and Carol and Richard Rizzo.

Canal benefits from local clean-up efforts

The Adopt-A-Trail Committee of the Town of Sweden conducted its annual end-of-season sweep of the Erie Canal towpath on Saturday, October 23. About 60 volunteers participated in the program this year. They performed more than 250 hours of service on the canal bank, especially litter control.

The project is organized statewide by the New York Canalway Trails Association and the NYS Canal Corporation. Locally, the Town of Sweden is the official sponsor, in cooperation with the Village of Brockport. Bill Andrews is the coordinator.

The local participating groups include: Brockport High School Girls' Swim Team, the First Presbyterian Church, the Brockport Garden Club, the Brockport History Club, the Middle School Retirees, the Walks and Talks, the Brockport Federal Credit Union and the Coffee Cup Campers. Each group is assigned a section of the canal path for policing and makes at least one cleanup walk a month during the canal season.