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Along the Erie Canal (plus Carrousel Menagerie) (2005)

Along the Erie Canal (plus Carrousel Menagerie) (2005)

From Albany to Buffalo, and from 1825 into the 21st Century, the Erie Canal has made American history. Tom Grasso, President of the NY State Canal Society, takes us Along the Erie Canal (37 minutes), past and present. Before railroads spanned the continent, waterways were the best way to travel. Tom explains how the Erie Canal became the Gateway to the West, and so made New York the Empire State. With Tom, we visit the Fort Hunter guard lock on the original Erie, then the Cohoes, Macedon, and Yankee Hill locks and the Schoharie Creek Aqueduct on the enlarged Erie. As Ted Curtis pilots the barge "Sam Patch", Pete Seeger sings "Fifteen Miles on the Erie Canal", and we see the only mule-drawn barge on the system, "Miss Apple Grove". Starting with the magnificent Lock 17 at Little Falls, Tom visits tug boats and tour boats along the Barge Canal - the third enlargement of the Canal, completed in 1918. With Peter Wiles on his 1920's yacht "Trident", and with Dan Wiles on the "Emita II" tour boat, Tom tours the Great Embankment and Lockport. As we explore the beauty and history of this great artificial river, we share a vision of its rebirth as a timeless attraction for visitors from around the world. PLUS - Carrousel Menagerie (24') explores the superb carousels of yesteryear and the people who preserve their heritage today.

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