Victorian Fair

03/15/2024

Happy Ides of March!

04/24/2015

Erie Canal Village under new management starting May 1 - ROME – The Erie Canal Village, 5789 Rome-New London Road, will be under the management of Empire State Heritage Park, LLC, starting May 1. Beginning on that day, the property will be open to the public, without charge, even as restoration work…

04/21/2015

On May 20th, at 11:30 am, a plane from JFK will land at Syracuse airport carrying precious cargo...

Ladies and Gentlemen, Kristi Mchugh returns to Rome... Mothers lock up your sons... TIKA'S COMING BACK!!!!

04/01/2015

Open House Craft Fair
Empire State Heritage Park
(Formerly the Erie Canal Village)

When: Memorial Day Weekend, May 23-25th, 10am to 6pm

Where: 5789 Rome New London Road (Routes 46 & 49) • Rome, New York 13440

Join us for our first annual Open House Craft Fair! See what we have already done since taking possession of the property on May 1st and learn about our plans for the future. Shop with 100 artisans and crafters who will be showing their wears! Enjoy live entertainment! Experience living history environmental areas including Coppertree Renaissance, Civil War Encampment, Victorian Leisure Fair and Pirates! Visit the Cheese Factory Museum, the Erie Canal Museum, and the Baird Transportation Museum and tour the historic buildings on the property.

Entry for this event is FREE and family friendly!

If you are interested in vending (14x14 spots for this event are free!), promoting your non-profit organization, performing or volunteering, contact Danielle at 315-281-8181 or 562-714-3714 or you can email her at: [email protected]

You are also invited to join us the weekend we take possession of the property, May 1st-3rd. On this weekend you will see the property in the condition we are inheriting it and you will be able to attend the open forums at 2 pm each day where we will present our vision for the future of the property and take questions and feedback from you! We will also have volunteer work crews doing everything from gardening to heavy building almost every day from May1st through May 23rd.

Like our page “Friends of the Erie Canal Village” to get the latest news as it happens!

03/30/2015

03/27/2015

We will be setting up a Victorian Leisure Fair environmental area and performances for the Memorial Day Open House Craft Fair at Empire State Heritage Park (formerly the Erie Canal Village)! If you want to be part of the impression or stage show...let me know! This is a great way to introduce the audience to what they can look forward to next year during the Victorian Leisure Fair!

03/07/2015

Please remember to like our new page:

https://www.facebook.com/ErieCanalVillage

This is the official FaceBook Page for the Erie Canal Village in Rome, New York.

01/18/2015

A California investor has inked a lease-to-buy agreement for Erie Canal Village, and intends to open this spring without charging admission.

09/20/2014

Thank you, everyone for making Mr. Prince and Col. Shannon's visit a successful one. Instead of seeing the sites of the area, both men insisted that we return to the village and walk the property again.

Yesterday before the reception they used words like "could", "if" and "maybe". Today while walking the property they used the words "can" and "will" and "our".

Also, while driving up George street we stopped at every house with a for sale sign. They couldn't believe that such houses could be bought for so cheap. Both men made it very clear that they intend to spend a lot of time in Rome.

Again, thank you all for making this possible.

09/09/2014

The reception for Mr. Prince and Col. Shannon (investors) will be at The Beeches lounge on Friday the 19th at 8pm. All welcome.

Anyone interested in being a part of the Erie Canal Village project should attend.

The Beeches
7900 Turin Road, Rt 26
Rome, NY 13440