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New York State Empire Trail & Erie Canal Featured on Upcoming PBS Special
Just out on the New York State Canal Corporation Twitter Feed: Travels with Darley will feature her travels through New York using the Empire Trail System. This is a video travelogue, highlighting something we all see everyday, and maybe take for granted and not see it as others do. Travels…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…Old Films & Videos of the Erie Canal
Here's some great old videos showing life & history along New York's Erie Canal. We spent a little time gathering up videos and old films from many archives and resources showing what life was like along canals. These are some of the best we could share. This first video,…Torn-Down Tuesday: Buffalo’s poor lived along the Canal Towpath
This is from the Buffalo News, which highlights parts of their City that have changed over the years. This one focused on the history of the Barge Canal at Lake Erie & the Niagara River. It's an interesting read. You can see the original STORY HERE …Cycle the Erie Canal 2020 Registration is Open
This Bicycle Tour is just one example of how the NY Canal System is stating to thrive again Part of NY Parks & Trails...the annual Cycle the Erie Canal 8 day bicycle tour is off and running for 2020. Sign-up is open at the NY P&T website. NEW YORK PARKS…Culvert Washed Out in Recent Storm
Culvert Washed Out in Recent Storm Mike Caswell July 6, 2018 Last night, we had a strong thunderstorm, and the culvert flowing through the Oxbow feeding the canal was washed out. The ‘bridge’ over the culvert is the old towpath for the original canal. The water flows from Minerva Deland school…Huge Tree Blowdown in Fairport
Huge Tree Blowdown in Fairport Mike Caswell June 29, 2018 A huge tree blowdown has been uncovered on one of the larger earthen embankments in Perinton. I have created a video of what I saw when I tried to inspect it. This blowdown is just a few feet south of…A pending disaster – a resident’s viewpoint
A pending disaster - a resident's viewpoint Mike Caswell April 15, 2018 Out of the Rabbit Hole People do not listen. They do not know when they are in trouble and need to do something. We have a situation in my little village that is causing a big riff…Have You Heard the Hammering? Emergency Dam Repairs
Have You Heard the Hammering? Mike Caswell April 14, 2018 Work progresses on the dam! I’m delighted to report that something is at last being done to ensure the most dangerous part of this embankment is made safe. What has worried me for many months is the electricity pylon mounted right…Anatomy of an Erie Canal Embankment Leak
Anatomy of an Erie Canal Embankment Leak. Mike Caswell March 13, 2018 A history of Before & After of a retention pond.. It started as NOT a Canal Leak in late 1990s according to NYS Thruway/NYCC but as is NOW classified as a leak by NYPA/NYCC. A Brockport resident describes his…An afternoon walk along the Erie Canal in Brockport
I decided to take a drive out to Brockport for a walk I’d heard the Vegetation Project had been halted there due to inclement weather. Today was a pleasant day with plenty of sunshine, so a great time to take a few photos perhaps. Trying to find where the last…Keeping The Canal Safe For Generations To Come
A letter to The Democrat and Chronicle from Brian Stratton, Director of the New York State Canal Corporation. Click here to read the letter He spells out the reasons why vegetation removal is a top priority for the Authority. “We intend to follow the best practices set forth by these…Minutes from Canal Corporation Embankment Restoration 2017 Meeting in Brockport
Brockport had a meeting on the Embankment Rehabilitation They posted the Q & A online on their Village Website Many questions have been posted from the Brockport Public Information meeting held to discuss Embankment clearing & Restoration.There were some interesting questions asked here, with really constructive answers. I found it…A Chinese Boat project on the NY Erie Canal
After a 'bucket list' vacation to China, where my wife and I enjoyed a 'river raft' excursion down the Li river near Guilin, I decided to build a raft to use on the Erie Canal. Here is a video using local slave labor (neighbor's children) located at The Oxbow in…Welcome to the Erie Canal Neighbor’s Association
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