National Canal Museum
& Twin Rivers Landing Museum

The National Canal Museum was a bonus visit along with the Crayola Factory (they share the same building, and admission).  This was a very interesting museum.  We learned about the "Tow Path" era of the canals, where young kids (starting around age 8) would work 12 to 16 hour days leading horses pulling cargo ships up and down these canals.  We discovered how this early transportation method was vital to the early industrial times.  They also had demonstrations and hands-on activities for various industries common during that time (weaving, textiles, etc).  This was a very interesting and enjoyable. 

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Here, Emily and Erika are tugging on silk strands	Ashley dresses in "Toga" fashion	Michael and Danny construct a weave wall	Here, the boys are seen poking their head through the wall
Jordan made herself and the model up as twins	Bruce trying to figure out how to tie some common shipping knots	Here the kids experience moving ships through a locks on a waterway	Samantha and Jordan receiving instructions on a weaving machine
Ashley doing a few rows of weaving	Even Emily got the hang of the weaving machine	Ashley & Danny learning to tie some new knots	Mike getting frustrated trying to tie a Carrick Bend knot

Samantha creating some new fashion	Christopher also working in some new fashions	Beca, Casey, Samantha and Christopher having a fashion review