The Erie Canal flight of locks begins in the village. ... The Canal Mule Parade was developed by Sherry Rosekrans and Mary Pliska. The mules, which will be displayed from May through October,, ...

A mule team pulls a grain boat on the Erie Canal. | Print Collector/GettyImages. To navigate the 40-foot wide waterway, a rope was tethered to a team of mules, which walked along a 10-foot towpath ...

Experience the Erie Canal’s historic locks, aqueducts and bridges with a houseboat or canal boat rental. ... Forget the mules who pulled barges at 2½ mph along the Canal Towpath back in the day.

Cahill said the Erie Canal Museum has helped the Crunch build out the Canal Mules storyline and keep some historical context. Part of the game ticket proceeds will go to the museum, located on ...

The Erie Canal needed to cut through fields, forests, rocky cliffs, and swamps- all without heavy machinery. The work was done by hand or with the help of animals like horses and mules. Thanks, Sal!

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – As we celebrate the bicentennial of the Erie Canal, it’s important to recognize its crucial role in the Underground Railroad from its inception in 1825 until the early 1860s.

The modern canal system has 57 locks in total, including 35 along the Erie Canal. These days, the Erie Canal is mostly — but not only, according to its spokesmen — a recreational waterway.

TO PROTECT CANAL MULES. Share full article. Nov. 5, 1889. ... Prevention of Cruelty to Animals to watch for instances of cruelty and to make arrests as may be necessary along the Erie Canal.

Inside Lock 11 on the Erie Canal in Amsterdam, New York, the metal-on-metal grinding of gears signalled the closing of the gate behind us. With our teal kayaks lined up along the walls of the lock ...

Buffalo, NY – A tent city that would be home to 600 or so bike riders as we made our way along the Erie Canal, from Buffalo to Albany NY over eight days. Each night it would be set up in a new ...