Blue Moon Walk at Schoharie Crossing
Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site Blue Moon Walk, Wednesday, August 30, at 7:30pm at the Visitor Center
Fort Hunter, NY – Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site will hold a Blue Moon Walk on Wednesday, August 30th, starting at 7:30pm from the Visitor Center, 129 Schoharie Street, Ft. Hunter. The second full moon in August will also be a Supermoon.
The August Blue Moon, according to the Farmer’s Almanack, “will be the closest, biggest, and brightest full supermoon of 2023. It’s exceptionally close in Moon miles from Earth (222,043 miles). The next time we’ll have a closer full supermoon is November 5, 2025, when the moon lies 221,817 miles from Earth.” Experience this wonder in the sky with your guide, Michael. This Blue Moon Walk will traverse about a mile of historic Erie Canal towpaths over slightly uneven and grassy trail. We recommend dressing for the weather, comfortable footwear, and bringing a flashlight.
This walk event is free and open to the public. For more information about programs at Schoharie Crossing, please contact the Visitor Center at (518) 829-7516, email SchoharieCrossing@parks.ny.gov, or visit our NYS Parks webpage. The Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site Visitor Center is location at 129 Schoharie Street, Fort Hunter, NY 12069.
Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site
About the Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site
Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site is dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the Erie Canal as one of the 19th century’s greatest commercial and engineering projects. The Visitor Center exhibit traces the history of the Erie Canal and its impact on the growth of New York State and the nation.
Within the site’s boundaries are many structures dating from the three eras of the canal’s development. At the eastern end of the site is the Putnam Lock Stand at Yankee Hill that houses an exhibit on Erie Canal stores. The site’s largest structure is the remains of the Schoharie Aqueduct, which carried the water of the Enlarged Erie Canal over the Schoharie Creek.
Schoharie Crossing is also the location of 18th century Fort Hunter and the Lower Castle Mohawk village. See artifacts from that portion of our history on display at the Visitor Center.
