2016 Conversations on the Canal Dinner Cruise – The Voyage of the Molly Polly Chunker

Sunday, June 5: 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. | $45.00 National Canal Museum archivist, Martha Capwell Fox, narrates a 2-hour cruise on the Lehigh Canal that recalls the famous 1886 voyage of the canal boat Molly Polly Chunker, a converted canal scow that carried New York City photographer Louis Tiffany and several of his well-heeled friends on a two-week cruise on the Delaware and Lehigh Canals from Bristol to Mauch Chunk and back. A lengthy diary from the trip provides a historical background for the evening. Musician Dave Matsinko will play period music and Culinary Experts of Allentown will provide a dinner developed from diary menus. Cost: $45.00 per person; BYO wine or beer For reservations, more information and questions, call Loretta Susen at 610-923-3548 x221. Cost: $45.00 Website: https://canals.org/shop/voyage-molly-polly-chunker/