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 ...

Lock keeper Brian Orwin has volunteered on the canals around South Yorkshire for the last 10 years. A narrowboat owner himself, he wanted to do his bit to help maintain the waterw ...

Canal locks are one of the most efficient engineering systems ever developed. Using only water and gravity, they allow massive ships to move between different elevations. Despite their simple design, ...

A dedicated team of Canal and River Trust volunteer lock keepers carried out a seasonal tidy-up of the historic Hillmorton ...

There appears to be a great opportunity to combine the proposed lock replacement with a freshwater diversion project in a nearby and viable less developed location. A recent study evaluating ...

Join Matt and Nicole on a kayak trip inside Lock 2 on the Erie Canal in Waterford, NY. In this episode - Reflections on the Erie Canal meets Field Trip! Join Matt and Nicole on a kayak trip inside ...