GLENVILLE, N.Y. — Two centuries after New York Gov. DeWitt Clinton opened the Erie Canal with a triumphant boat trip from Buffalo to New York City, a brightly painted replica of the vessel is slowly ...
“Slow travel” is trending, and from my experience, there’s nothing slower—or more relaxing—than canal cruising. And it's not just because the average speed is 6 mph. Unlike river cruises, which hop in ...
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Gliding through history and my own home on the Erie Canal
When my friend, Erik, first floated the idea of a self-piloted voyage along the Erie Canal, I did the math. From my apartment in Rochester, New York, I can drive west to the town of Spencerport in 21 ...
Erie Canal Boat Seneca Chief’s return to the Lockport Locks next week will be a homecoming of a sort. The vessel that’s re-enacting New York Governor DeWitt Clinton’s 1825 Erie Canal-opening voyage ...
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