Lockport, Erie CanalOct 1, 2010
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Dressed for the fresh fine weather
Heres the entrance to the new lock on the left with the...
| Just cant resist a chance for a boat trip along the canal. The Erie Canal opened in 1825 connects Lake Erie to the Atlantic. It rises 568 feet through a series of locks and the greatest single rise is here at Lockport. Originally 5 locks lifted boats 60 feet over the Niagara Escarpment – it’s the same cliff which forms the famous falls. The original locks have been replaced with two larger ones which do the job now and we took a boat trip along the canal which passed through the locks en route. |
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