When driving along Towpath Road in Lackawaxen Twp. on one side you will observe the beautiful Lackawaxen River rushing towards its confluence with the Delaware. In the days of the Delaware and Hudson Canal there was a towpath and the canal basin following the path of the river. This portion of the canal served as the very important link between Pennsylvania and New York, with the marvelous Roebling Bridge acting as the connector. The towpath and canal are long gone, filled in, paved over. But the interested observer can find many reminders of the canal’s existence along the way. 2025 marks the 200th anniversary of breaking ground for the D&H Canal. Towpath Road begins, or ends, in Rowland and passes through the towns of Glen Eyre, Baoba, Baisdenville, and Kimbles. While Baisdenville is almost completely forgotten, the other towns still remain on modern maps; however, the post office brands them as being “Hawley” and some maps refer to Kimbles and ‘Kimble.” Further confusion can be found in the fact that Glen Eyre was once called Millville, but there is little to remind us of that. Millville proper existed across the river from just about where Lock House 16 stands on Towpath Road. There was once a swinging footbridge over the Lackawaxen River which provided access to and from. The town was given its original name because there were two sawmills run by Peter Killam. These mills were both destroyed by fire and Killam moved on, the land eventually would become the property of the Pennsylvanian Coal Company. Millville had much to offer in its day. There was a train depot, furniture factory, blacksmith shop and a freight depot that kept a steady flow of business and industry alive. Bluestone quarrying and coal transport along the canal kept the village relevant. There was a post office, a school and a general store too. In 1888 the Erie Depot and post office at the location decided to change the name of the town to Glen Eyre because they thought it sounded “more picturesque”. The D&H Canal was just about out of business by 1900, and eventually the village was abandoned leaving Glen Eyre up for sale at Auction.