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Genesee River Canoe Access MapA River to Call Our Own by Laura E. Arney
As some locals have focused attention on the revival of the Port of Rochester, others have initiated a Genesee Riverway Trail. Coincidently, the Atlantic Chapter of the Sierra Club has funded work within the Rochester Regional Group to promote recreational use of the Genesee River from Lake Ontario to Pennsylvania. A significant result of this effort is a two-sided, laminated, fold-up map which has been researched, designed, printed, and is now available to Sierra Club members and the general public. It features the watershed outline, river mileage, and notes on 34 access points. Mileage (according to 1967 DEC survey) and GPS points are included as well as mapped adjacent highways. The Genesee River is a sprightly flowing river in the southern section, much of it suited for trout fishing. Although the section north of Letchworth Park is slow and sediment laden, the paddling is nice due to reliable summer flow and to tree-lined and vegetated banks. The river is dynamic and cuts and fills in high water creating many meanders. The usual accesses at highway bridges are now being enhanced as the bridges are rehabilitated by the Department of Transportation. River access from Geneseo to Avon is difficult. More canoe access in the City of Rochester is being planned. The group Friends of the Genesee Riverway Trail will be promoting bike and canoe activities. We are lucky to have our own river. Come and enjoy it. Take a photo-journey from the beginning to the end of the Genesee River.
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