Cascade Locks and Mustill Store: Geared toward 4th through 8th grade groups, this program begins at the Mustill Store in downtown Akron. Students begin the day with a First Person presentation from Emma Mustill and then hike the Cascade Locks of the Ohio & Erie Canal and learn about local history and how it relates to Ohio History. The program is presented by volunteers and interpreters from Cascade Locks Park Association. The program takes approximately 1 - 2  hours and is limited to 60 students.   Groups receiving this program are expected to join CLPA at the $25 level or higher.  With this fee, your organization can sign up for muliple programs throughout the year.

Children listen as Emma Mustill (portrayed by CLPA volunteer Rosemary Reymann) talks about her life along the canal

RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS AND STUDENTS

Canal vocabulary and definitions

Guide to the Cascade Locks Historic District by Jack Gieck

LINKS:
Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad: www.cvsr.com

Cuyahoga Valley National Park: www.nps.gov/cuva Click on "in depth", then go to "kids stuff"

Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor:
www.canalwayohio.com
www.ohiocanal.org
www.ohioeriecanal.org

The Erie Canal: www.canals.state.ny.us

Readings:
The Ohio Canal by James S. and Margot Jackson Short paper back - good diagrams $3 Printed by Cuyahoga Valley Association

The Big Ditch by Jim Baker- Another good fun paperback $2.50 Published by the Roscoe Village Foundation

The Ohio & Erie Canal - A glossary of terms Compiled by Terry K. Woods $7 Published by the Kent State University Press

Geology Along the Towpath by Joseph T. Hannibal- Again good diagrams, maps etc. The Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Written on the Hills by Francis McGovern Published by the Akron University Press