How Seattle’s locks and ship canal altered the city’s life and identity

An excerpt from David B. Williams and Jennifer Ott’s new book, “Seattle’s Locks and Ship Canal: A History and Guide,” ...
Marine Link

U.S. Ambassador Visits the Panama Canal Locks

The Panama Canal welcomed a visit from the United States Ambassador to the Republic of Panama on May 21. Kevin Marino Cabrera visited as part of an institutional outreach tour focused on providing ...
WKBW

'Carrying on the history': Leading the Lockport Locks into the Erie Canal’s bicentennial

Hello! I'm covering Niagara County for 7 News WKBW. If you have a story idea, please email me at Derek.Heid@wkbw.com LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WKBW) — Moving boats up and down through Erie Canal locks 34 and 35 ...
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This is the steepest lock system in Britain and we took a boat through all of it

Built over 200 years ago, this is the longest and steepest consecutive flight of canal locks in the UK. Completing it means ...
Times Union

Photos: Yachts, other pleasure boats line up for canal opening

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 ...
Reading Eagle

Union Canal lock rehabilitation in Bern Township completed

Rehabilitation work has been completed at Lock Number 47, located on the Union Canal towpath between the Berks County Heritage Center and Reber’s Bridge in Bern Township. The work had begun in early ...
NOLA.com

Decades ago, the West Bank also faced an industrial canal bottleneck. Here's what happened.

One human lifetime. That’s how long we’ve been debating whether the lock of the Industrial Canal should be widened — “we” meaning shipping interests, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and residents of ...