PITTSFORD, N.Y. – There have been 200 years of cruising down the Erie Canal, but that wouldn’t be possible without locks. Locks are essential for navigation on the canal, acting as elevators for boats ...

A controversial federal project to replace the lock on the Industrial Canal in New Orleans has ballooned in cost — from under $1 billion to nearly $5 billion — even as opposition builds among those ...

“Knowle Locks are an important part of the area’s heritage and a place valued by boaters, walkers, cyclists and local people.

State-backed proposals for revitalizing downtown Albany give a nod to the Erie Canal's original gateway. It's a historic ...

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 ...

The lock, which began operating in 1923, is situated where the Mississippi River intersects the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, a 1,300-mile inland system of system of channels and tributaries running ...

A rare, handcrafted limestone canal lock first used for canal boat transportation in 1850 will soon become the centerpiece of Vigo County's newest county park. Indiana's first lady Judy O'Bannon is ...

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 ...

Although the Wabash & Erie Canal rolled through Terre Haute in the 1800s, virtually no evidence of its existence is available today. That will change when Lock 47, part of where the canal once coursed ...