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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.

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