After the first visit, Last Dance headed west on the Cayuga Canal toward Seneca Lake and Watkins Glen. The crew was surprised by an interesting, different, odd sculpture onshore - pictured above. Fortunately, the only way to exit Seneca Lake was back through the same canals, making another visit to Seneca Falls an easy and logical place to stop. A closer study of the shoreline on the return trip found a sign along the canal announcing a sculpture park to boaters.
The sculpture park is located along the canal on the old mule path where the animals pulled the barges along the canal. It begins just west of the It's A Wonderful Life Bridge in sight of downtown.
The linear park right in downtown gives a nice environment for citizens and visitors to enjoy the canal, the greenery, and the sculpture. The boat in this image is a New York Canal Snag Boat. They travel the canal picking up snags - trees, branches, and other floating hazards - clearing the canal for navigation.
This Blue Heron, constructed in stainless steel, watches over the canal not far from the location of the Blue Heron pictured in an earlier post.
Sculptures depict topics relating to Seneca Falls including building of the canal, women's rights, local wildlife, and local industry.
The Sculpture Trail is one more entertaining reason to visit Seneca Falls.
