Remind me some day to tell the story of Schuyler Meyer, who is credited with starting Urger’s educational program back before 1990. As of today, the season is over. Over 4500 NYS fourth graders have experienced the “Urger program” this season. That number and more have visited the 113-year-old vessel in festivals and other contexts along the Canal, now recognized as a very large location on the National Register of Historical Places.
Thanks to Chris Kenyon of Wayne County Tourism for the first and last photo here. All other photos were taken by Will Van Dorp.
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October 28, 2014 at 3:39 pm
mageb
It’s been an educational place for those of us retired folks too. Thanks to you all. 🙂
October 28, 2014 at 5:44 pm
harry t scholer
Really enjoyed Urger’s trip through the Canal system. Living and working on a tug is something you never forget. Thanks
October 29, 2014 at 10:43 am
johnlucyknape
Does that mean your job is done for the season too?
October 30, 2014 at 6:13 pm
Allen Baker
Will..
I’d like to take a minute and publicly thank you for bringing life aboard Urger to us. It has given myself and others a glimpse of the canal system we have only seen vintage images of or heard a few stories about.
For you, an adventure afloat that I am curious to hear about in person one day soon.
Thanks again, it has been fun to follow.
AB
October 30, 2014 at 6:41 pm
tugster
allen, harry, mage . . . and all . . . i just got out of a hot shower at home in queens, and want to say “yr welcome” AND thanks to you all for reading the past 150some days. thanks also to all the welcoming folks/places with intriguing stories along the canal. i’m plotting the course of this blog soon and going over the same territory and time differently. and sister, yes i am now unemployed, or as i prefer to say it . . . working only for myself… the best of self employment.