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Culvert Washed Out in Recent Storm

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 playing fields into The Oxbow…
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NYPA Canal Ownership: The Pro’s & Cons

NYPA Canal Ownership: The Pro’s & Cons
The NYPA and the Canal pro's and cons. Mike Caswell June 13, 2018 I’ve made this amateur video to help explain the pro’s and cons of the projects the NYPA has undertaken to make the canal safer. https://moonrakers.com/NYPAMovie.mp4
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At Last! We have 20 Years Worth of Inspection Reports!  FOIL REQUESTS.

At Last! We have 20 Years Worth of Inspection Reports!  FOIL REQUESTS.
At Last! We have 20 Years Worth of Inspection Reports!  FOIL REQUESTS. Mike Caswell April 7, 2018  The Legal Department of the NYPA has sent me 68 reports covering the past twenty years of inspections carried out between Pittsford and Fairport. That might sound like a lot of reports, but it represents 3.4 inspections a…
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Power from The Canal? Is this a way to increase NYPA Profitability?

Power from The Canal? Is this a way to increase NYPA Profitability?
There’s a theory that the new owners of the canal system are interested in harnessing the run off and flow of water through the system to generate power. Here are a few links to this great environmentally friendly concept. Is the canal corporation about to get a new home? Erie Canal celebrates bicentennial of work…
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