More than a half-century after Congress authorized building a replacement for the Industrial Canal's navigation lock, optimism is rising among some maritime industry officials that the nearly $1 ...

The Houma Navigation Canal Lock Complex system of levees, floodgates and locks will protect about 2,000 sq mi of land and 200,000 residents in Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes in Louisiana. Rendering ...

The first batch of boats to enter Erie Canal Lock 2 in Waterford on Friday, the opening day of the state's canal system. The canal locks are open through Oct. 16. Boaters line up to enter Erie Canal ...

When Ohio achieved statehood in 1803, the region was sparsely populated and had no means to transport goods out of the state. Historians note that the state's agriculture served only local needs, and ...

The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority received $163 million towards the Houma Navigation Canal. CPRA, the Coastal Restoration Authority, received two of the largest grants ever ...

Shopping carts. Bicycles. And lots of zebra mussels. Erie Canal workers find a lot of flotsam and jetsam at the bottom of drained locks, because each of the 57 mechanized water chambers on the ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X WATERFORD, N.Y. >> The New York State Canal System Friday opened its locks to business for the ...

HALFMOON — Nothing doesn’t say “pleasure boating” like freezing temperatures, cold wind and sloppy wet snow, but boating season is coming up quickly. The state canals will open May 20, and the men and ...

THEM TODAY, EACH CRACK AND RIDGE IN THESE ROCKS HELPS TELL A STORY THAT DATES BACK TO BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR. AND WHILE MOSS COVERS A LOT OF THESE RUINS NOW, THIS IS A REAL TREASURE UPSTREAM ON THE ...