Meet the Mules

Join us at the Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center and meet the park mules! During the 19th century mules acted as the "engines" of the C& O Canal by pulling boats along the canal from Georgetown to Cumberland MD. Today the park mules help to preserve and share the histor......More

Join us at the Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center and meet the park mules! During the 19th century mules acted as the "engines" of the C& O Canal by pulling boats along the canal from Georgetown to Cumberland MD. Today the park mules help to preserve and share the history of the canal by providing visitors with hands-on experiences.  Stop by and meet the mules - learn more about the history of mules and the canal what makes a mule a mule and more! Please note that this program may be cancelled or altered based on weather and staffing.

Meet the Mules

Join us at the Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center and meet the park mules! During the 19th century mules acted as the "engines" of the C& O Canal by pulling boats along the canal from Georgetown to Cumberland MD. Today the park mules help to preserve and share the histor......More

Join us at the Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center and meet the park mules! During the 19th century mules acted as the "engines" of the C& O Canal by pulling boats along the canal from Georgetown to Cumberland MD. Today the park mules help to preserve and share the history of the canal by providing visitors with hands-on experiences.  Stop by and meet the mules - learn more about the history of mules and the canal what makes a mule a mule and more! Please note that this program may be cancelled or altered based on weather and staffing.

Cumberland Canal History

Explore stories of the canal and beyond in a 30-45min walk & talk. An overview of the C& O Canal’s history with a focus on canallers desire to explore & connect with the American West beyond the Allegany Mountains.

Cumberland Visitor Center13 Canal StreetRoom 100Cumberland, MD 21502

Launch Boat Tour

Join us for a guided boat ride of the C& O Canal at the Cushwa Basin in Williamsport MD.Tours are limited to 10 people. Animals are not allowed with the exception of service animals. Inclement weather may cause tours to be cancelled.During the late 19th and early 20th c......More

Join us for a guided boat ride of the C& O Canal at the Cushwa Basin in Williamsport MD.Tours are limited to 10 people. Animals are not allowed with the exception of service animals. Inclement weather may cause tours to be cancelled.During the late 19th and early 20th century 30-foot battery and steam powered boats traveled the canal for leisure and business contrasting greatly with the 90 foot mule-drawn cargo boats that usually dominated the canal.

Williamsport, MD

Meet the Mules

Join us at the Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center and meet the park mules! During the 19th century mules acted as the "engines" of the C& O Canal by pulling boats along the canal from Georgetown to Cumberland MD. Today the park mules help to preserve and share the histor......More

Join us at the Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center and meet the park mules! During the 19th century mules acted as the "engines" of the C& O Canal by pulling boats along the canal from Georgetown to Cumberland MD. Today the park mules help to preserve and share the history of the canal by providing visitors with hands-on experiences.  Stop by and meet the mules - learn more about the history of mules and the canal what makes a mule a mule and more! Please note that this program may be cancelled or altered based on weather and staffing.

Meet the Mules

Join us at the Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center and meet the park mules! During the 19th century mules acted as the "engines" of the C& O Canal by pulling boats along the canal from Georgetown to Cumberland MD. Today the park mules help to preserve and share the histor......More

Join us at the Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center and meet the park mules! During the 19th century mules acted as the "engines" of the C& O Canal by pulling boats along the canal from Georgetown to Cumberland MD. Today the park mules help to preserve and share the history of the canal by providing visitors with hands-on experiences.  Stop by and meet the mules - learn more about the history of mules and the canal what makes a mule a mule and more! Please note that this program may be cancelled or altered based on weather and staffing.

Cumberland Canal History

Explore stories of the canal and beyond in a 30-45min walk & talk. An overview of the C& O Canal’s history with a focus on canallers desire to explore & connect with the American West beyond the Allegany Mountains.

Cumberland Visitor Center13 Canal StreetRoom 100Cumberland, MD 21502

Launch Boat Tour

Join us for a guided boat ride of the C& O Canal at the Cushwa Basin in Williamsport MD.Tours are limited to 10 people. Animals are not allowed with the exception of service animals. Inclement weather may cause tours to be cancelled.During the late 19th and early 20th c......More

Join us for a guided boat ride of the C& O Canal at the Cushwa Basin in Williamsport MD.Tours are limited to 10 people. Animals are not allowed with the exception of service animals. Inclement weather may cause tours to be cancelled.During the late 19th and early 20th century 30-foot battery and steam powered boats traveled the canal for leisure and business contrasting greatly with the 90 foot mule-drawn cargo boats that usually dominated the canal.

Williamsport, MD

Meet the Mules

Join us at the Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center and meet the park mules! During the 19th century mules acted as the "engines" of the C& O Canal by pulling boats along the canal from Georgetown to Cumberland MD. Today the park mules help to preserve and share the histor......More

Join us at the Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center and meet the park mules! During the 19th century mules acted as the "engines" of the C& O Canal by pulling boats along the canal from Georgetown to Cumberland MD. Today the park mules help to preserve and share the history of the canal by providing visitors with hands-on experiences.  Stop by and meet the mules - learn more about the history of mules and the canal what makes a mule a mule and more! Please note that this program may be cancelled or altered based on weather and staffing.

Meet the Mules

Join us at the Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center and meet the park mules! During the 19th century mules acted as the "engines" of the C& O Canal by pulling boats along the canal from Georgetown to Cumberland MD. Today the park mules help to preserve and share the histor......More

Join us at the Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center and meet the park mules! During the 19th century mules acted as the "engines" of the C& O Canal by pulling boats along the canal from Georgetown to Cumberland MD. Today the park mules help to preserve and share the history of the canal by providing visitors with hands-on experiences.  Stop by and meet the mules - learn more about the history of mules and the canal what makes a mule a mule and more! Please note that this program may be cancelled or altered based on weather and staffing.

Cumberland Canal History

Explore stories of the canal and beyond in a 30-45min walk & talk. An overview of the C& O Canal’s history with a focus on canallers desire to explore & connect with the American West beyond the Allegany Mountains.

Cumberland Visitor Center13 Canal StreetRoom 100Cumberland, MD 21502

Launch Boat Tour

Join us for a guided boat ride of the C& O Canal at the Cushwa Basin in Williamsport MD.Tours are limited to 10 people. Animals are not allowed with the exception of service animals. Inclement weather may cause tours to be cancelled.During the late 19th and early 20th c......More

Join us for a guided boat ride of the C& O Canal at the Cushwa Basin in Williamsport MD.Tours are limited to 10 people. Animals are not allowed with the exception of service animals. Inclement weather may cause tours to be cancelled.During the late 19th and early 20th century 30-foot battery and steam powered boats traveled the canal for leisure and business contrasting greatly with the 90 foot mule-drawn cargo boats that usually dominated the canal.

Williamsport, MD