We have fun afternoon of history and pints planned for you this year, and here is a peak of what you can expect.

Hear and see the history of the old Alexandria Canal hidden beneath Old Town North’s lively pubs and watering holes.

1. Gables Old Town North - check in and learn about the Canal. You’ll visit the Canal diorama inside the exclusive Gables with exciting photos of what’s below the ground and of Canal  construction and operation.

2. St Elmo’s coffee & Pub - enjoy a beer or cocktail- hear stories of real people who lived, worked and kanoodled along the Canal - the  enslaved workers, the boatmen, the riff-raff and the lovers. Was there a lovers’ lane in 1830’s Alexandria ?

3. Hanks Oyster Bar - hit the bar at OTN’s most popular fish venue - hear about  Alexandria’s historic fish trade and canal commodity.  Did George Washington  love fish and canals?

4. T J Stone’s - Stop in at TJ’s, OTN locals sports bar and trivia haunt. Hear about stone making & shipping along the Canal’s turning basin at the former site of historic Limestone Kiln. Where there ghosts on the Canal? Come find out.

5. Royal Restaurant - visit the Royal bar for some curated canal fare. Learn about the historic Tivoli beer - what Alexandria immigrant Robert Portner did when the civil war troops shut down the canal. Spoiler alert: we got them drunk.

Your hosts and Story Tellers this year include Rachel Mann, Marsha Thaler Smith, Mary Harris, Terri Hauser, Trevor Riley and Jimmy Lewis.

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