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Welcome to the Ohio and Erie Canalway. Celebrating the first 110 miles of the canal that helped Ohio and our nation grow.

Welcome to the Ohio and Erie Canalway. Celebrating the first 110 miles of the canal that helped Ohio and our nation grow.

A National Heritage Area

The Ohio & Erie Canalway is a National Heritage Area – designated by Congress in 1996 – to help preserve and celebrate the rails, trails, landscapes, towns and sites that grew up along the first 110 miles of the canal that helped Ohio and our nation grow.  Tell me more...

Remembering the Great Flood of 1913
Photo Credit: NPS Remembering the Great Flood of 1913

Join us in commemorating the event that changed everything. Click on the photo to start your journey.

We’re so glad you’re here
We’re so glad you’re here

The Ohio & Erie Canalway is one of 49 National Heritage Areas in the United States. Discover something new every day, as we preserve our canal-era past & celebrate the world it helped create.

Welcome to a Spring filled with fun & adventures!
Welcome to a Spring filled with fun & adventures!

Visit our Events page and find ways to turn a Canalway day into an adventure! Click on the photo to be on your way.

Journey to the past...
Journey to the past...

Take a ride into our history - on the St. Helena III - a working canal boat in picturesque Canal Fulton. Enjoy regular trips led by historic figures or try specialty cruises.

All Aboard!
All Aboard!

Watch the Ohio & Erie Canalway unfold from a seat aboard the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad - named one of the “Top 10” excursion railways in the USA, five years running.

Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Cuyahoga Valley National Park

Cuyahoga Valley National Park ranks among our country’s “Top 10” most visited National Parks. Located in the Canalway’s northern sections - it’s a great part of any Canalway visit.

Remembering the Great Flood of 1913 We’re so glad you’re here Welcome to a Spring filled with fun & adventures! Journey to the past... All Aboard! Cuyahoga Valley National Park Selected

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Let us help you put together the perfect Ohio & Erie Canalway experience. You can Map It!, select specific activities and/or sections or you can view our Canalway Samplers.

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