Thirteen miles of the Erie Canal passed through southern Saratoga County, much of which was in the Town of Clifton Park. It caused growth and increased activity in the hamlets of Crescent, Rexford … ...

Fifteen years on the Erie Canal…" But except for the fact that mules did indeed drag boats along the Erie Canal from Albany to Buffalo, even singer and historian Dave Ruch will tell you the song ...

By then, the mule-powered barges had been replaced by motorized vessels, prompting the nostalgic 1905 song, "Low Bridge," by Thomas S. Allen, which became the canal's unofficial ballad.

I got a mule and her name is Sal, Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal. She’s a good old worker and a good old pal, Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal.

In the early 1900s, motorized barges replaced the mules that once tugged canal boats. The Erie was widened to its present 120 feet and deepened to 12 feet.

The Erie Canal Discovery Center, ... Thomas S. Allen wrote the canal's unofficial anthem in 1905, because the steam engines that replaced mule power moved so quickly, ...

We all saw no sign of a mule named Sal, but we still got to ride on the Erie Canal. Low bridge, everybody down Today, the Erie Canal is open for navigation from May 1 to Nov. 15.

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,, ...

1890, 130 years ago. Time to rest. There soon will be rest for the weary horses and mules that pull packet boats, freighters and other boats along the Erie Canal.

Dick Blume/The Post-Standard, 2008 THE ERIE CANAL outside Fayetteville is a popular spot for walkers and runners. By Lisa Meltzer Penn DeWitt Canal Days has long been a tradition marking the ...

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.