Upstate New York’s Erie Canal offers countless ways to explore its scenic beauty and history. Whether you prefer to walk, bike, drive, or even pilot your own boat, there’s something for every kind of ...
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How Canal Locks Move Ships Across Mountains
From ancient waterways to the modern Panama Canal, locks remain one of the most ingenious engineering systems ever built. This video breaks down how they work and how simple physics moves ships ...
PITTSFORD, N.Y. – There have been 200 years of cruising down the Erie Canal, but that wouldn’t be possible without locks. Locks are essential for navigation on the canal, acting as elevators for boats ...
The Schuylkill Haven 275th Anniversary committee recently buried a time capsule beneath the remnants of Schuylkill Canal Lock No. 12 in the borough’s Parkway concourse. The location of the capsule was ...
“I’ve got a mule, and her name is Sal, Fifteen years on the Erie Canal … Low bridge, everybody down.” It was a popular song we sang in music class in Martin Luther School when I was growing up in ...
Although the Wabash & Erie Canal rolled through Terre Haute in the 1800s, virtually no evidence of its existence is available today. That will change when Lock 47, part of where the canal once coursed ...
A new Ohio trail featuring over 150 sites highlights the state's historic waterways. The Lake Erie to Ohio River Trail showcases sites like Lake Erie lighthouses, Ohio & Erie Canal locks, museums, ...
NEW ORLEANS — Community members in the 9th Ward voiced their concerns in a protest against the Inner Navigational Canal Replacement Project on Saturday. The lock is 102 years old and according to the ...
As a piece of revolutionary infrastructure, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal failed miserably. Following the Potomac River for 184.5 miles, from Washington, D.C., to Cumberland, Md., the waterway was ...
A controversial federal project to replace the lock on the Industrial Canal in New Orleans has ballooned in cost — from under $1 billion to nearly $5 billion — even as opposition builds among those ...
The Panama Canal welcomed a visit from the United States Ambassador to the Republic of Panama on May 21. Kevin Marino Cabrera visited as part of an institutional outreach tour focused on providing ...
The New York State Canal Corp. announced Wednesday that the New York State Canal system will open in phases beginning Friday due to severe weather in the Mohawk Valley. Significant rainfall throughout ...
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