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ABOUT State Council
On Waterways (SCOW)
Programs sponsored by the State Council on
Waterways have made a significant difference in the way New Yorkers have
viewed their historic waterways in recent years.
SCOW transformed the 100-year-old state tug boat URGER into a
floating museum of waterway history and began offering elementary
students across the Empire State a unique educational experience under
the command of Captain Schuyler M. Meyer, Jr. In 1994, the organization
purchased and saved the 1894 Erie House, an original canal side tavern
in Port Byron, Cayuga County, which is now a centerpiece of the Erie
Canal Heritage Preserve being developed by the Canal Society of New York
State. SCOW also conducted
several state-wide conferences on public policy issues, and coordinated
the information services at the site of the new Waterford Harbor Visitor
Center during its construction in 1999 and 2000.
Today, SCOW is pursuing programs to increase
public awareness and utilization of state waterways, inform boaters and
land-side tourists about the enormous recreational opportunities
provided in New York, and leading public policy discussions on important
waterway topics of the day. We
also plan future efforts to further promote New York's waters as a major
tourism destination, and to foster business development that will
enhance the historic resource. Leading
the effort for intelligent local land use to protect the scenic beauty
of the canal system is also a top priority of SCOW in the years
immediately ahead.
SCOW welcomes the involvement of anyone interested in nurturing the
future of our great waterways, and invites members of the public to join
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