Since July 2020, the National Canal Museum has been home to a special exhibition, “Where Creativity Flows: Two Centuries of Art Inspired by Our Canals.”

To honor the final months of this exhibit, which closes Dec. 19, the National Canal Museum invites amateur and professional photographers alike to submit original photographs for a juried competition.

The top 25 pieces will be displayed in a free to the public exhibition at the Museum’s Welcome Center during the month of December, and the top three winners will be awarded prizes related to the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor.

The submitted works should be clearly inspired by the Lehigh or Delaware Canals, though it is not necessary to feature a section of canal with water.

Scenes depicting historic canal structures, people enjoying canal towpaths, and wildlife along the canal are all welcome.

Submission guidelines and further information can be found on the website www.canals.org.

In addition to the photography competition, the National Canal Museum will be holding an event for children: a Canal Creations Drawing Contest.

Teachers and parents are encouraged to have their kids draw pictures of canals to be displayed during the same community exhibition. As long as there’s a canal somewhere in the picture, the only limit is their imagination.

All submissions receive one free children’s admission to the museum for the month of December, and the top three winners will receive a museum gift bag filled with goodies.

Instructions on how to enter are also on www.canals.org.

Both competitions have a submission deadline of Nov. 28.

Located in Easton’s Hugh Moore Park, the National Canal Museum will be open on weekends only through Dec. 19. Saturday and Sunday hours will be 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 30 and 31 and 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. throughout November and December. General admissionis $12 for adults, $11 for seniors (65+), $9 for children (3-15), and free for children under 3. Boat rides will end for the season on Oct. 31.

Additional information about the National Canal Museum is available by phoning 610-923-3548, ext. 400, or by visiting www.canals.org.

The Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that preserves historic pathway that carried coal and iron from Wilkes-Barre to Philadelphia, of which the National Canal Museum is a signature program.

Today, the D&L connects people to nature, culture, communities, recreation, and our industrial heritage.