Chenango Canal Association

The Chenango Canal Association is an all-volunteer nonprofit in Bouckville, in Madison County, devoted to caring for the historic Chenango Canal and the waterways and landscapes around it. The canal was a 19th-century route linking Utica and Binghamton. Bouckville is a hamlet known for its antiques shows.

The volunteers preserve canal structures and stories, support research and maintenance, and keep the canal welcoming as a community recreation corridor. It is also a designated year-round trout stream, where only artificial lures are allowed, and part of the National Recreation Trails system.

What to Know

• It is run entirely by volunteers and operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
• The canal is a designated year-round trout stream, and fishing is limited to artificial lures.
• It is part of the National Recreation Trails system.
• The volunteers preserve physical structures as well as the stories behind them.
• Madison County Tourism features the association.