MR-15-2014 mccmc (CLCBM photo contest) (2)First place (adult), Barbara Bushnell (Kirkville), “Autumn on the Towpath” [Tranquility on the Towpath].

MR-15-2014 mccmc (CLCBM photo contest) (1)First place (youth), Ally Shoemaker (Canastota), “Peaceful Paddling” [Wondrous Waterways].

Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum News

(Chittenango, NY – Aug. 2014) The Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Musem recently held its first photography contest, “Cameras on the Canal,” consisting of two themes: “Wondrous Waterways” and “Tranquility on the Towpath.”

Prizes were $100 for first place, $50 for second place and gift certificates for third and fourth places and honorable mention; also, the first prize winners’ photos were printed on 11-by-14-inch canvas and framed.

Other prize winners’ photos were printed on eight-by-10-inch and 5-by-7-inch canvas and framed.

Winners in the adult division were:

First place, Barbara Bushnell (Kirkville), “Autumn on the Towpath” [Tranquility on the Towpath]; second place, Mary Collins (Oswego), “Frog Prince”[Wondrous Waterways]; third place, Michael Black (Liverpool), “Reflections on the Erie Canal” [Wondrous Waterways]; fourth place, Dianne Murray (Chittenango), “Crossing the Bridge” and honorable mention: Denise Weatherly (Rome) “Aqueduct.”

Winners in the youth division were:

First place, Ally Shoemaker (Canastota), “Peaceful Paddling” [Wondrous Waterways]; and second place, Elizabeth Rolnick (Fayetteville), “Endless Green” [Tranquility on the Towpath].

The exhibit is available for viewing 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and continues until Aug. 22. It also features one of CLCBM’s founders, Dr. Robert Hager’s, original eight-by-10-inch large format Wista Field Camera. For more information, call 315.687.3801 or visit clcbm.org. The museum is located at 717 Lakeport Rd., Chittenango.

By martha

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