A half year ago, replica schooner Lois McClure had yet to complete its long voyage to Port Byron. A million details remained incomplete.

Now mark your calendars and come to see her front and center in Heritage Park Port Byron.

The day’s schedule follows:

10 – 10:30 AM Samuel Center

Lois Howe McClure:  A Passion for History and a Legacy of Giving

Lynn Fall, Historian

10:30 – 11:15 AM Samuel Center

“The Lois McClure Project, Creating A “Time Machine” Volume I”

Art Cohn

11:45 – 1:00

(Lunch Break)

1:30 – 2 PM

Dedication Ceremony The Old Erie Canal Heritage Park, Port Byron 

2:45 – 3:15PM Samuel Center

10th Anniversary of the Old Erie Canal Heritage Park/Background of the creation of the park

Craig Williams, President Emeritus Canal Society of NY State & 

Captain Tammee Poinan Grimes, President Canal Society of NY State

3:15 – 4:30 PM Samuel Center

Introduction by David Kinyon, Director of Economic Development – Town of Lockport 

“America’s Stairway”

Lockport Flight of Five Documentary showing

See you there. For previous Dispatches posts featuring Lois McClure, click here.