Repeating History, Episode 21 - Derrick Pratt, Director of Education at the Erie Canal Museum

LOW BRIDGE! EVERYBODY DOWN! On the latest episode of Repeating History, our guest is Derrick Pratt, Director of Education at the Erie Canal Museum in Downtown Syracuse. Bob and Derrick discuss the revolutionary impact of the Erie Canal on the development of Central New York and the nation more broadly, and how the talented staff at the ECM bring this important history to the broader public. From bike and boat tours, to fantastic lectures and the renovation of the iconic 1850 weighlock building, their conversation covers a wide array of canal related topics.