Meet at the Priscilla Point Overlook near Cass Park. 

Join us for a couple of hours of weeding and mulching along the Cayuga Waterfront Trail! We meet early to try and beat the July heat. 

No experience or tools necessary, although feel free to bring them if you have them! 

Meet at the Stewart Park Memorial Flagpole Garden.

Join us for a couple of hours of weeding and mulching in Stewart Park! We meet early to try and beat the July heat. 

No experience or tools necessary, although feel free to bring them if you have them! 

FREE RIDES 11:00 am to 12 noon!

Join Us to Celebrate the Opening of the Accessible Carousel Chariot & Ramp!

We are pleased to complete the Carousel Restoration project by celebrating the opening of a newly constructed and painted accessible Carousel Chariot along with an access ramp. Beginning in 2016, the Carousel and its horses have been re-painted by local artists Christi Sobel and Julia John, and a new black steel fence has been installed.

Special thanks to Christi Sobel for painting the Chariot, Tim Merrick for chariot construction and design assistance, Play by Design for leading volunteer build of the accessible ramp, Danielle Fuld for her generous financial support and City of Ithaca staff members Rob Lilly and Jeanne Grace.  

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Crew Cove Overlook Weed and Mulch Party

Meet at the overlook, south of the Farmer's Market, near the swing bench on the Cayuga Waterfront Trail.

No experience or tools necessary, although you may feel free to bring them if you have them.

Inlet Island Trailhead Weed and Mulch Fest! 

Join Trail Adopters Trowbridge Wolf Michaels Landscape Architects for a happy hour mulching party.

No experience or tools necessary, although you may feel free to bring them if you have them.

From its earliest use by the Cayuga Nation, the beautiful lakeside site that is now Stewart Park has a fascinating history. Originally known as Renwick Park, its main pavilions date back to the late 1890's. Soon thereafter, the park became a private amusement park featuring dance and picnic pavilions, a bandstand, and a beautiful water tower. In the 1910's a booming movie studio produced scores of silent films there. Explore the buildings and sites that capture the history of the park—and hear plans for its ongoing revitalization—on a guided walking tour led by Friends of Stewart Park’s Executive Director Rick Manning and Board Chair Diana Riesman, who is also Executive Director of the Wharton Studio Museum.

Meet at the Picnic (Large) Pavilion. Tickets $10; students/seniors $5; children under 12 free.

Proceeds benefit the work of Friends of Stewart Park. 

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Join us for a guided tour of the Cayuga Waterfront Trail. We will begin at the Jean McPheeters Trailhead and visit all of the five trailheads, also including Stewart Park Trailhead, Farmers Market, Inlet Island, and Cass Park. In addition we will stop at the Rowing Panel and the Gateway to the Erie Canal Panel on Inlet Island and follow the Walk Through History guide for the Cass Park Trail.  This will be a 10-mile and very flat ride at a relaxed pace. Bring your bike or grab a Limebike and see you on the trail.

Meet at Jean McPheeters Trailhead (East Shore Visitor Center, 904 East Shore Dr., Ithaca, NY). Tickets $10; students/seniors/Friends of Historic Ithaca/Friends of the History Center $7; under 12 free.

Proceeds benefit the work of Friends of Stewart Park.

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Join Trail Adopters from Greenstar to weed the perennial beds along the trail north of Buffalo Street, near Puddledockers and Greenstar along the Cayuga Waterfront Trail.

Join the Community Beautification Program and Friends of Stewart Park to weed and mulch trail beds between the Pavilions and the Boathouse. This was rescheduled from last week due to high winds and the brittle waterfront willows near the beds.

Join the Friends of Stewart Park and volunteers from the Community Beautification Program for a couple hours weeding and mulching the perennial beds along the west, lake-facing parking lot in Stewart Park. Bring your favorite tools and gloves if you have them, otherwise we can provide them for you.