Metroparks of Toledo Area : The canal experience at providence
Open May-October Providence Metropark13827 US 24 West (at SR 578),
opposite Grand Rapids on the Maumee River Step back in Time at the
Canal Experience and get a taste of life on the Miami and Erie Canal
in 1876. Providence Metropark is located in what was once the canal
town of Providence, Ohio Today, the Metropark has one of the greatest
concentrations of canal era features in the country, including: The
Volunteer, a reproduction of a mule-drawn canal boat The Isaac Ludwig
Mill, a working water-powered saw and gristmill. More than a mile of
the original Miami and Erie Canal and towpath Lock #44, one of the
last functioning 19th century limestone locks. Scenic Providence Dam,
constructed across the Maumee River to maintain water levels in the
canal. Characters in period attire welcoming visitors to a time gone
by. Tour buses and group of 10 or more, please call for reservations:
Call 419-407-9741 Canal Boat Tickets: $6 adults, $5 seniors (60 and
over), $4 children (3 to 12); ages two and under free. 2015 Schedule
May Boat Tuesday–Friday: 10 to 11 a.m., 11 a.m. to noon, noon to 1
p.m., 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday: 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., 2 to 3
p.m., 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Mill Tuesday–Friday: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday: noon to 5 p.m. June Boat Wednesday–Sunday 12:30
to 1:30 p.m., 2 to 3 p.m., 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.NOTE: June 24 the canal
boat will not travel through lock #44; it will travel east instead.
Mill Wednesday – Sunday: noon to 5 p.m. July Boat
Wednesday–Sunday: 11 a.m. to noon, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., 2 to 3 p.m.,
3:30 to 4:30 p.m.NOTE: July 10 there will be no 12:30 p.m. boat run.
Mill Wednesday–Sunday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. August Boat
Wednesday–Sunday: 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., 2 to 3 p.m., 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Mill Wednesday–Sunday: noon to 5 p.m. September Boat Thursday and
Friday: 11 a.m. to noon, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday: 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., 2 to 3 p.m., 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Mill
Thursday and Friday: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday: Noon to
5 p.m. October Boat Wednesday–Friday: 10 to 11 a.m., 11 to noon,
Noon to 1, 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday: 12:30 to 1:30, 2 to 3,
3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Mill Wednesday–Friday: 10 to 2 p.m. Saturday and
Sunday: Noon to 5 p.m.