You can always see a blacksmith forging at The Landing (a.k.a. Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum) on Thursdays during the summer. Mike Allen is the resident blacksmith on duty.
Live forging event in September 2017 during the Tour The Towpath event when cyclists were riding from Rome to Syracuse to reach the International Canal Conference
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- Bryan working at the anvil
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- Display of our work
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- Bryan cranking the blower
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- A fan of our work
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- Enthusiastic cyclists
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- Watching the demos
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- Happy cyclists
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- Big audience of cyclists
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- Parked by the dry docks
Live forging event at Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum on June 17, 2017
Press release for Blacksmiths and Bicycles June 17
We will be forging bike racks at the Bicentennial Bash at Chittenango Landing on June 17, 2017. An all day event including blacksmithing demonstrations, a fishing derby, and a huge canoe and kayak float, and the chance to visit one of the best Erie Canal museums……AND IT’S FREE!!!!!
For more information see the Chittenango Landing website
We will be striking and forging parts of different bike racks
All in front of the dry docks of the Erie Canal era and in the historic blacksmith shop
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