Spencerport Depot & Canal Museum

05/28/2026

Great news, Spencerport! The Riverie canal boat will be at the Depot dock running tours during Canal Days this summer! Riverie, a modern yacht-style vessel is operated by the nonprofit Rochester By Water. Riverie spends most of its season in Downtown Rochester but will be in Brockport in June and Spencerport in July, helping to provide greater access to the Erie Canal in two villages with that have long histories with the canal. Schedules and tickets are available at

Cruise aboard Riverie to experience the historic Erie Canal in Spencerport.

05/26/2026

New at the Depot! This solar-powered, internet- enabled picnic table was installed last week, courtesy of Monroe County’s Wired for Opportunity program through the Monroe County library system!

05/24/2026

Calling local history fans! The Spencerport Depot & Canal Museum is offering an Arch Merrill book club this season. Arch Merrill was an author and journalist who wrote extensively for the local newspapers, primarily about local history. He published more than 1500 stories in his lifetime, many of which were published in dozens of books he produced. We have a large supply of his books and invite you to stop by and pick one up. Read it, then come to a book club session prepared to share at least one interesting thing you learned from the book.

05/16/2026

The Depot is OPEN! Come check out our new exhibits and TODAY ONLY our sale! See some of the items offered in the pic.

05/14/2026

Who remembers party-line telephones? The exhibits at the Depot Museum this season focus on Ogden Telephone Company and the early days of telephone service in Ogden. We have an extensive and fascinating collection of telephone equipment and memorabilia given to the museum by the family of Don and Maxine Davison, who owned Ogden Telephone Company. Come learn about party-lines, payphones, switchboards, and all sorts of complex electrical equipment that connected our community in the 20th century. Look up your old telephone number in our collection of old phone books and relive a simpler time.

05/12/2026

This Saturday May 16 at the Depot: Opening Day and SALE! We've spent the winter cleaning out old stuff and have some interesting things to offer for sale. Stop by Saturday from 10-2 and take a look. Some of the items offered include a Chautauqua Art Desk, a pull-down world map from an old school room, assorted frames, and a variety of books and games.

04/16/2026

The Spencerport Depot & Canal Museum is looking for additional volunteers this season, so if you have a couple hours to spare and would like to know more, please email Patty Uttaro at [email protected]. Our volunteers typically work at least one 2-hour shift a week June-August. Volunteers welcome guests to the museum, give brief remarks about the museum exhibits, and distribute packets of information to canal travelers. Last year, we welcomed over 280 boats to our dock as well as bicyclists and walkers traveling the canal. Nearly 3000 guests visited the Depot from near and far.

04/14/2026

The Little DC Library in front of the Depot is open for the season! The "DC" stands for former Depot Director and Trustee Doreen Castano who painted and installed the first little library. We are sad to say Doreen passed away this month, but her fingerprints are all over the Depot. In fact, Doreen will be memorialized at the Depot this summer with a new outdoor bench provided by the Village. More to follow on that, but in the meantime, take a stroll on the canal and pick up something good to read from the little library!

04/14/2026

Are you ready for summer? We’re getting ready for it at the Depot! The canal opens Friday May 15 and the Depot opens Saturday May 16. We’ll be open Thursdays-Saturdays in May beginning May 16 then will return to summer hours in June.

01/20/2026

As if it’s not cold enough today, enjoy these photos of blizzards past.

12/11/2025

The Depot is open today - 12/11 - from 10-2! Stop in and see Jim today and pick up a Spencerport poster, a NYS Canal calendar for 2026, see the Cilento family vintage model railroad display, and browse our Spencerport Christmas exhibit. Only two more days till we close for the year! Santa visited a few days ago. He recommends the exhibit!