[NEohioPAL]Cleveland Canoes, Canals & Cargoes - SS MATHER Museum & National Park Service

Wed Sep 17 07:14:25 PDT 2003

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"CLEVELAND CANOES, CANALS, & CARGOES"
FREE Preview - Wednesday, Sept. 24, 6:30 pm at Canal Way Center (Located =
at Cleveland Metroparks' Ohio Erie Canal Reservation in Cuyahoga Heights)
FULL Program - Saturday, Sept. 27, 6-8 pm at Steamship MATHER Museum (Moo=
red at the East Ninth Street Pier at North Coast Harbor Park in Cleveland=
)
In the 1830s the Ohio & Erie Canal first connected interior Ohio to Lake =
Erie. This connection fueled lake travel that continues today and helped =
make Cleveland one of the key cities of the Industrial Revolution. All fo=
rms of cargo, including runaway slaves, were transported upon these route=
s. Join the SS William G. Mather Museum and the National Park Service to =
experience the evolution of transportation and the cargo carried. Play th=
e role of a canal worker, runaway slave, deck hand, passenger, and stock =
holder as you board the SS William G. Mather docked in Cleveland Ohio.
A FREE preview of this program will be presented the evening of Wednesday=
, September 24, at 6:30 pm as part of the Mather Museum=E2=80=99s "LandLu=
bber" series. The preview is appropriately located at Cleveland Metropark=
s=E2=80=99 CanalWay Center in the Ohio and Erie Canal Reservation at 4524=
 East 49th Street off Whittlesey Way in Cuyahoga Heights. For directions,=
 contact CanalWay Center at (216) 206-1000 or www.clevelandmetroparks.com=
. The final Landlubber program for 2003 is October 22 also at CanalWay Ce=
nter.
The full evening program of "Cleveland Canoes, Canals, & Cargoes" is Satu=
rday, September 27, from 6-8 pm on and around the Steamship William G. Ma=
ther Museum at Cleveland=E2=80=99s North Coast Harbor Park, 1001 East Nin=
th Street Pier. Admission is the cost of regular admission and reservatio=
ns are required. $5.50 for adults, $4.50 for Seniors, and $3.50 for stude=
nts. Recommended ages are high school and older. For reservations or for =
more information, call (216) 574-9053 or visit the Mather=E2=80=99s award=
-winning website at www.wgmather.org.
Former Great Lakes freighter flagship, the historic Mather is now a resto=
red 618-foot long museum ship. The Steamship William G. Mather Museum is =
open to the public through October 26 and is open Fridays & Saturdays (10=
 AM =E2=80=93 5:30 PM) and Sundays (12 =E2=80=93 5:30 PM).  General admis=
sion prices are $5.50/adult, $4.50/senior citizen (age 60 and older), and=
 $3.50/student (age 5 =E2=80=93 18 years or with a full-time college I.D.=
) Due to its historic nature, the Museum has limited accessibility.
Submitted by Rob Catalano, Museum Manager for the SS MATHER Museum and Pa=
mela Machuga, Interpretive Park Ranger for the Cuyahoga Valley National P=
ark

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<HTML><BODY STYLE=3D"font:10pt verdana; border:none;"><P align=3Dleft><FO=
NT face=3D"Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=3D1><STRONG>"CLEVELAND CANOES,=
 CANALS, & CARGOES"</STRONG></FONT></P> <P align=3Dleft><FONT face=3D=
"Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=3D1><STRONG>FREE Preview - Wednesday, Se=
pt. 24, 6:30 pm at Canal Way Center </STRONG>(Located at </FONT><FONT fac=
e=3DArial size=3D1>Cleveland Metroparks' Ohio Erie Canal Reservation in C=
uyahoga Heights)</FONT></P> <P align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial size=3D1><=
STRONG>FULL Program - Saturday, Sept. 27, 6-8 pm at Steamship MATHER Muse=
um </STRONG>(Moored at the East Ninth Street Pier at North Coast Harbor P=
ark in Cleveland)</FONT></P> <P align=3Dleft><FONT face=3D"Geneva, Arial,=
 Sans-serif" size=3D1>In the 1830s the Ohio & Erie Canal first connec=
ted interior Ohio to Lake Erie. This connection fueled lake travel that c=
ontinues today and helped make Cleveland one of the key cities of the Ind=
ustrial Revolution. All forms of cargo, including runaway slaves, were tr=
ansported upon these routes. Join the SS <I>William G. Mather</I> Museum =
and the National Park Service to experience the evolution of transportati=
on and the cargo carried. Play the role of a canal worker, runaway slave,=
 deck hand, passenger, and stock holder as you board the SS <I>William G.=
 Mather</I> docked in Cleveland Ohio.</FONT></P> <P align=3Dleft><FONT fa=
ce=3D"Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=3D1><STRONG>A FREE preview </STRONG=
>of this program will be presented the evening of <U>Wednesday, September=
 24, at 6:30 pm </U>as part of the <I>Mather</I> Museum=E2=80=99s "LandLu=
bber" series. The preview is appropriately located at Cleveland Metropark=
s=E2=80=99 CanalWay Center in the Ohio and Erie Canal Reservation at 4524=
 East 49<SUP>th</SUP> Street off Whittlesey Way in Cuyahoga Heights. For =
directions, contact CanalWay Center at (216) 206-1000 or </FONT><A href=3D=
"http://www.clevelandmetroparks.com/"><FONT face=3D"Geneva, Arial, Sans-s=
erif" size=3D1>www.clevelandmetroparks.com</FONT></A><FONT face=3D"Geneva=
, Arial, Sans-serif" size=3D1>. The final Landlubber program for 2003 is =
October 22 also at CanalWay Center.</FONT></P> <P align=3Dleft><FONT face=
=3D"Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=3D1><STRONG>The full evening program =
</STRONG>of "Cleveland Canoes, Canals, & Cargoes" is <U>Saturday, Sep=
tember 27, from 6-8 pm </U>on and around the Steamship <I>William G. Math=
er</I> Museum at Cleveland=E2=80=99s North Coast Harbor Park, 1001 East N=
inth Street Pier. Admission is the cost of regular admission and reservat=
ions are required. $5.50 for adults, $4.50 for Seniors, and $3.50 for stu=
dents. Recommended ages are high school and older. For reservations or fo=
r more information, call (216) 574-9053 or visit the <I>Mather</I>=E2=80=99=
s award-winning website at </FONT><A href=3D"http://www.wgmather.org/"><F=
ONT face=3D"Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=3D1>www.wgmather.org</FONT></=
A><FONT face=3D"Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=3D1>.</FONT></P><FONT fac=
e=3D"Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" size=3D1> <P align=3Dleft>Former Great La=
kes freighter flagship, the historic <I>Mather </I>is now a restored 618-=
foot long museum ship. The Steamship <I>William G. Mather</I> Museum is o=
pen to the public through October 26 and is open Fridays & Saturdays&=
nbsp;(10 AM =E2=80=93 5:30 PM) and Sundays (12 =E2=80=93 5:30 PM).&n=
bsp; General admission prices are $5.50/adult, $4.50/senior citizen (age =
60 and older), and $3.50/student (age 5 =E2=80=93 18 years or with a full=
-time college I.D.) Due to its historic nature, the Museum has limited ac=
cessibility.</P> <P align=3Dleft>Submitted by Rob Catalano, Museum Manage=
r for the SS MATHER Museum and Pamela Machuga, Interpretive Park Ranger f=
or the Cuyahoga Valley National Park</P> <P align=3Dleft> </P></FONT=
></BODY></HTML>

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