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Erie Canal Reaches 200th Year With Pleasure Boats Roaming
Erie Canal celebrated its bicentennial while modern travelers like Jim and Jan Donnelly voyage by boat from Annapolis to New York's Hudson River. The canal, begun 1825, now hosts sightseeing, boating, and cycling along towns from Waterford to Buffalo, linking history and tourism with 338 miles of locks, historic sites, and Canalside developments.
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Annapolis
New York
Hudson River
Waterford
N.Y
Albany
Great Lakes
Mississippi
Gulf Coast
Midwest
New York State
New York City
America
Cleveland
Chicago
Erie
Jim
Jan Donnelly
State of
Buffalo
The
Donnellys
Serenitysstory
Witn
Syracuse
Erie Canal Museum
Rochester Museum & Science Center
Lockport
Niagara Falls
Lockport Locks & Erie Canal
Tonawanda
Niagara River
Lake Erie
Canalside
Larry Mrnk
Explore Buffalo