2014 Erie Canalway Photo Contest Winners Announced

Winning images to be featured in 2015 calendar
WATERFORD, NY – Twelve images that capture the beauty and character of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor have been selected as winners of the 2014 Erie Canalway Photo Contest.Winning images will be featured in the 2015 Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Calendar and can be viewed online atwww.eriecanalway.org/gallery.php. 
Four images taken in the Capital Region and Mohawk Valley are among the winners. Halldor Sigurdsson"s Paddling at Schoharie Crossing (Fort Hunter) won 1st Place and Robert Thorpe's Steamboat Festival (Waterford) won 2nd Place in the Fun and Festivities category. Tugboat Roundup (Waterford) by Debbie Krohl and The Force of Nature (Glenville) by Andrew Lauren received honorable mention.

(Fun and Festivities - 2nd Place)

 “There are so many great places to explore all along the canal throughout the year. We hope these outstanding images make people say, ‘I want to go there!’” said Bob Radliff, Executive Director of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor.

Judges selected twelve winners from nearly 300 entries. First, second and third place photographs were chosen in each of four contest categories: Bridges, Buildings, and Locks; On the Water; Fun and Festivities; and The Nature of the Canal. In addition, twelve photographs received an honorable mention.

(Fun and Festivities - 1st Place)

Free 2015 Erie Canalway calendars will be distributed startingDecember 1^st throughout upstate New York. Locations where the calendars will be made available to the public will be posted at:www.eriecanalway.org in November.
2014 Erie Canalway Photo Contest Winners

Bridges, Buildings and Locks

1^st         Sunset at Adam's Basin, Spencerport                     Tony Solpietro, Rochester

2^nd       Mural Painting, Rochester                                        Mark DeCracker, Lyons

3^rd        Somber Reflections, Henrietta                                 Claire Talbot, Henrietta

On the Water

1^st         Where Sky Meets Water, Schuylerville                   Linda Wroble, Schenectady

2^nd       Autumn at Schoen Place, Pittsford                          Claire Talbot, Henrietta

3^rd        October in Lockport, Lockport                                 Jim Culler, Cincinnati, OH

Fun and Festivities

1^st         Paddlers at Schoharie Crossing, Fort Hunter       Halldor Sigurdsson, Broadalbin

2^nd       Steamboat Festival, Waterford                                Robert Thorpe, Galway

3^rd        Moonrise over Fairport, Fairport                            Keith Boas, Fairport

Nature of the Canal

1^st         Great Blue Heron, Albion                                         Peggy Barringer, Albion

2^nd       After the Storm, Pittsford                                         Tom Kredo, Rochester

3^rd         Frosted Trees at Hudson Crossing, Schuylerville  Susan Meyer, Schuylerville

Honorable Mention

Still Waters in Whitehall, Whitehall                                    Virgil Holcomb, Whitehall

Glens Falls Feeder Canal, Glens Falls                                  Debbie Krohl, Clifton Park

Tugboat Roundup, Waterford                                               Halldor Sigurdsson, Broadalbin

The Force of Nature, Glenville                                              Andrew Lauren, Port Washington

Kayaking on the Canal, Lyons                                               Mark DeCracker, Lyons

Green Heron, Cayuga-Seneca River                                    Richard Jordan, Auburn

Late Evening Kayaker, Pittsford                                           Mandy Applin, Pittsford

Fall Stroll, Pittsford                                                                 Tom Kredo, Rochester

Mid-Winter Thaw, Pittsford                                                  Tom Kredo, Rochester

August Sunset at Lock 33, Henrietta                                   Claire Talbot, Henrietta

Wide Waters in Winter, Lockport                                        Stephen Bye, Lockport

Lock 35 at Dawn, Lockport                                                   Thomas Fitzrandolph, Lockport