Miami and Erie Canal Scenic Byway Continued

Byway Feature

St. Marys. Four-mile hiking trail along water-filled canal from Geiger Park N through St. Marys and the St. Marys River valley to Forty Acre Pond, a widewater of the canal. Raceway to city power plant.

Sites of Interest
  • Celina. Grand Lake St. Marys. Constructed as a canal reservoir. It now provides fishing and boating with other recreational facilities in the adjacent state park.
  • New Bremen. Lock 1, in center of town at N end of the Loramie Summit. This 23-mile stretch was the highest level of the canal.
  • Fort Loramie. Lake Loramie on SR 362. Former canal reservoir, now a state park with fishing, camping, swimming and picnicking.
  • Lakeview. Indian Lake, formerly the Lewistown Reservoir. Remote from the canal, in Logan County, it supplied water downriver to the Sidney Feeder. The dam embankment extends westward 4 miles from the spillway. Now a state park with many recreational facilities.
  • Piqua. Piqua Historical Area, 2 miles NW on SR 66. The Genl Harrison, mule-drawn canal boat replica carries passengers on a restored section of the canal (May-October). Lock 10, 3 miles S along CR 25A at Farrington. This stone masonry remnant has interesting and varied finish work. Twin-arch stone culvert under canal bed, 4 miles S along CR 25A. Visible from highway. No access

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