Wednesday, my spouse and I traveled to Camillus, New York (a suburb of Syracuse) to take an Erie Canal cruise on a restored portion of the historic Erie Canal at Liz and Dave Beebe Erie Canal Park.
The cruise took almost 45 minutes and I wouldn't be surprised if the tour guide (a real human, not a recording like some cruises) was a retired history teacher. He was so good. We learned a lot.
Shall we board?
This is not part of the modern Erie Canal that crosses New York State that is still navigable (and is a gem of the New York Empire Trail system) and runs from Waterford (near Albany) west to Tonawanda, just north of Buffalo, on the Niagara River.
The Erie Canal started out as a hand dug ditch and was expanded several times. This stretch is part of the first expansion and contains a historic aqueduct that was restored painstakingly by volunteer labor using and repairing stones used in the original construction. There are only seven miles of historic canal in the park, and not all of it can even be navigated by this boat.
A feeder into the canal. It started to rain as I took this picture.
Taken from land.
The restored aqueduct over Nine Mile Creek, taken from the boat.
Returning to dock.
Thank you for joining me on this cruise
...Clinton's Ditch never looked nicer.
ReplyDeleteNice pictures!
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun way to spend a beautiful day, perfect day and setting for pictures.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a nice way to spend an afternoon.
ReplyDeleteVery nice. We did a boat ride on a portion of the canal in Lockport. It’s modernized. I would love to take a ride on the historic canal.
ReplyDeleteInteresting pictures. Thanks for taking us along for the ride.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a wonderful time. It looks very relaxing.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun trip. It's great when the tour guide makes the history fun and memorable.
ReplyDeleteHow gorgeous. This is something I would really enjoy doing!
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful! I'd love to see that part of the world.
ReplyDeleteThis looks amazing! I would SO love this tour!
ReplyDeleteGreat shots.
ReplyDeleteWow, I could go for this tour. Great photos you took!
ReplyDeleteI love a boat ride and this sounds like great fun
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sceneries!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a grand adventure. A good tour guide is worth his weight in gold.
ReplyDeleteWhat an enjoyable boat ride through the canal. The scenery is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWonderful series of photos of the Erie Canal ~ Wow!
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)