Canal Winchester Messenger - September 19th, 2021

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Lockbourne celebrates its canal heritage
By Linda Dillman
Staff Writer
Lockbourne is celebrating its
19th century canal-era heritage
and the launch of the Ohio and
Erie Canal Southern Descent
Heritage Trail with an afternoon
of history, activities, and a
chili cookoff.
The driving trail is recognized
on the National Record of
Historic Places and features 14
historic canal sites along a 100-
mile stretch from Buckeye Lake
to the Ohio River at
Portsmouth. It passes through
six counties in south central
Ohio, including Franklin
County.
The Sept. 25 festivities in
Lockbourne are part of a series
of kickoff events planned for the
coming months, with the last
event taking place in Carroll on
Oct. 9. Both parking and admission
is free.
Located in Lockbourne’s
Locke Meadow Park at the foot
of an access road at 154
Commerce St., the celebration features live music;
activities and games for children, including an exhibit
from Slate Run Living Historical Farm; Irish whiskey
tasting and presentations by experts on canal history
and the southern descent.
The whiskey tasting is a nod to Lockbourne’s past,
when saloons outnumbered churches and the William
Monypenny Distillery–at one time the largest industry
in the village–produced 100 barrels of whiskey a
day that was shipped out of town on canal boats.
Amateur chefs are invited to enter their own soulsatisfying
chili specialty in a cook-off to determine the
first ($100 award), second ($75 award) and third place
($50 award) winners, and secure bragging rights for
the year ahead. The entry fee is $20 and visitors can
also enjoy unlimited chili tasting–for as long as it
lasts–for $10 for adults and $5 for children twelve and
under.
For more information about entering the competition,
call the village office at 614-491-3161 or email
admin.assistant@lockbourne.oh.us. The deadline to
enter is Sept. 18. Hot dogs, desserts, water and pop
will also be available for purchase during the event.
Franklin County Sheriff deputies are setting up a
child identification table, along with one of their therapy
dogs and both the Hamilton Township Fire
Department and Franklin County Engineer will have
trucks on display for kids of all ages. Slate Run Living
Historical Farm is sponsoring old time children’s
games and bluegrass music by the Slate Ridge
Bluegrass Band will play throughout the day.
Guided nature walks along the Magnolia Trail will
The Columbus Metropolitan Library’s Board of
Trustees approved an indoor mask requirement for all
CML library customers, regardless of their vaccination
status, as of Sept. 10. The vote comes after Columbus
Mayor Andrew Ginther issued an indoor mask requirement
order for the city of Columbus.
Of CML’s 23 library locations, 15 are within
Columbus city limits. Today’s vote by CML’s Board of
Messenger photo by Rick Palsgrove
Lockbourne Mayor Christie Ward and Groveport Mayor Lance Westcamp
look over Ohio and Erie Canal Lock 22 in Groveport during Groveport’s
recent canal heritage day. The village of Lockbourne is home to several canal
locks.
travel the same path that horses and mules took as
they towed canal boats in the late 1800s. The trail features
diverse wildlife and two main loops to enjoy separately
or together for a total two-mile long walk.
The Nye loop is named after Pearl Nye, a famous
musician and canal boat captain who wrote lyrics
about Lockbourne’s canal and lock systems. He collected
the history, music and tales of canal life, having
been influenced by his birth on a canal boat in 1872.
The Maine loop is named after the last canal boat to
pass through Lockbourne on its way down the Ohio
and Erie Canal.
“The village of Lockbourne is proud to celebrate the
new 114 mile driving trail featuring designated historic
canal locks from Baltimore to Portsmouth,” said
Lockbourne Mayor Christie Ward. “The Ohio and Erie
Canal Southern Descent trail launch features five
stopping points along the way to show the importance
of the canals in Ohio’s transportation history.
Lockbourne was a major stop during the canal days, as
it was the connection point to Columbus.”
Lockbourne is home to canal locks number 26, 27,
29 and 30. It is the only location that contains remnants
of the Columbus Feeder Canal, which once provided
service to the growing capitol city.
The system of locks throughout the area played a
huge role in the transportation of goods and the ability
for passengers to travel throughout Ohio for about a
penny a mile.
The Ohio and Erie canal was completed between
1827 and 1832 and became one of the greatest manufactured
waterway marvels of its time.
Columbus Metropolitan library branches to require masks
Trustees extends that indoor mask order to include all
23 library locations, including those eight located outside
of Columbus: CML’s Canal Winchester, Dublin,
Hilliard, Gahanna, New Albany, Reynoldsburg,
Southeast and Whitehall branches.
CML staff members have been required to wear
masks, regardless of their vaccination status, since
earlier this summer.