Historic Brighton Spring Event 2026
Historic Brighton Spring 2026 Event
“201 Years on the Erie Canal”
Sunday, May 17, 2026
- Brighton Memorial Library
- 2300 Elmwood Avenue
- 2 p.m. – Free Admission
- Presented by Professor Michael Brown
Last year marked the bicentennial of the Erie Canal, and visitors might have marveled at the enthusiasm with which New Yorkers across the state celebrated their 200-year-old ditch. Home to lazing leisure craft in summer and closed in winter, today’s Erie might not seem to rival its famous canal cousins in Panama or Suez, but it does. Learn why with a history that reaches back to the glaciers and flows through Rochester to touch the nation and the world.
Michael Brown is an associate professor in the RIT History Department. His areas of specialization include United States intellectual and cultural history, public history, and Rochester history. He is the author of Hope and Scorn: Eggheads, Experts, and Elites in American Politics (2020).
Professor Michael Brown
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Historic Brighton Spring Event 2026
Historic Brighton Spring 2026 Event
“201 Years on the Erie Canal”
Sunday, May 17, 2026
- Brighton Memorial Library
- 2300 Elmwood Avenue
- 2 p.m. – Free Admission
- Presented by Professor Michael Brown
Last year marked the bicentennial of the Erie Canal, and visitors might have marveled at the enthusiasm with which New Yorkers across the state celebrated their 200-year-old ditch. Home to lazing leisure craft in summer and closed in winter, today’s Erie might not seem to rival its famous canal cousins in Panama or Suez, but it does. Learn why with a history that reaches back to the glaciers and flows through Rochester to touch the nation and the world.
Michael Brown is an associate professor in the RIT History Department. His areas of specialization include United States intellectual and cultural history, public history, and Rochester history. He is the author of Hope and Scorn: Eggheads, Experts, and Elites in American Politics (2020).
Professor Michael Brown
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- Kate Gleason: Business Leader and Philanthropist
- The Three Hour Tour of Lock 32″
- Merchants of Monroe: Tony Gaiter, The Elegant Gent
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