Yearly Archives: 2021

Holley Falls Embankment Dam – An Accident Waiting to Happen?

Holley Falls Embankment Dam – An Accident Waiting to Happen?
It's no secret that the raised Earthen Embankments that make up much of the Erie Canal are unsafe.   But getting the public to understand the safety issues to their communities, and having them engage the New York State Canal Corporation (NYSCC) to quickly identify these unsafe earth dams and repair them, has been a…
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Erie Canal Featured on CBS Sunday Morning News Show

Erie Canal Featured on CBS Sunday Morning News Show
Two hundreds years ago, construction began on a 363-mile canal linking the Great Lakes to the Hudson River and New York City It was an engineering and commercial triumph as revolutionary as the Internet in it's day.   But the Erie Canal was dismissed at first. New York politician DeWitt Clinton spent 10 years fighting…
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Reimagine The Canals Community Input Report

Reimagine The Canals Community Input Report
It wasn't too long ago that the New York State Canal Corporation and parent, New York Power Authority (NYSCC & NYPA)  brought together hundreds of Canal Enthusiast from across the state and asked them to sit together to consider what the 21st Century Erie Canal should look like. Around the state the NYSCC setup gathering…
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