The Tugboat Roundup is a gathering of tugboats, workboats and barges to celebrate the maritime heritage of the Northeast Inland Waterways. The festival features a tug parade, tug tours, boat rides, tug talks, competitions, fireworks, children's activities, vendors, food, and more. The Tugboat Roundup takes place annually the weekend after Labor Day.

 

Schedule

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The tugs

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The Tugboat Roundup typically features about thirty tugs and other vessels including working tugs, historic tugs, mini-tugs, and barges. 

Over eighty vessels have participated since the festival began in 1999.

Waterford

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Waterford sits at the confluence of the Hudson and Mohawk Rivers and is the gateway to the Erie and Champlain Canals.

Waterford is home to Waterford Flight, a flight of five locks. The Flight spans the greatest height in the shortest distance of any set of locks in the world.

The Village of Waterford, founded in 1794, is the oldest continually incorporated village in the United States. The Town of Waterford was founded in 1816.