Join Richmond alumni for a canal cruise through historic Richmond on Saturday, September 26 at 5 p.m. The cruise is an informative 40-minute narrated tour of the James River and Kanawha Canal along Richmond’s Historic Canal Walk in a covered boat.
This event is a great way for alumni new to the area or 2009 graduates to see the city! Admission is $5 the day of the event.
Richmond’s canal system first started in 1789 after George Washington lobbied the General Assembly to proceed with his vision of a canal and turnpike system that would connect the harbors of the east to the trade and market opportunities west, all the way to the Rocky Mountains.
The tour departs from The Turning Basin, between 14th and Dock Streets on Virginia Street.