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Educators, Erie Canal & History Lovers:
Erie Canal videos by Low Bridge Productions, Rochester, NY.

Visit our library of Erie Canal video clips for stories and information about New York State's historic Erie Canal.

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Medina, New York

Erie Canal towns like Medina in the western section prospered along the Erie's route. At the time of the Canal's centennial in 1925, over 70% of the population of NYS lived within 2 miles of the [New York State Barge Canal System] - R.G.Finch

Our "Era of the Erie" series is now available for download!

Erie Canal Tugboats

Heavy Erie tugboats like the Governor Cleveland are still used for canal maintenance and sometimes to assist the occasional commercial vessel on the eastern sections

The Governor Cleveland on the canalized Mohawk River near Schenectady

A view of the Day Peckinpaugh at Waterford from a tugboat pilothouse, and Tom Grasso at home in his study (from the ending credits of A DAY TO REMEMBER).

The story of the Grand Erie Canal is best told by many voices.

Many thanks!
to Schenectady's SACC-TV 16 for awarding our "Day To Remember" FIRST PLACE
in its 2006 WHY SCHENECTADY? film festival

Erie Canal Barges

This historic vessel was the first of nearly a hundred to be built to just fit the massive locks of the present day Barge Canal. Fatefully, it was also the last of those ships to be taken out of service in 1994.

The Day Peckinpaugh eastbound through Rochester - September 2005

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The Grand Erie Canal

Rush-Henrietta Sr High School
Brighton Sr High School
Spring classes finished
(watch for the fall sessions)

Gates Chili Sr High School
Tuesday, May 12, 2008

Erie Canal Locks

A view of the upper gate of lock #32 facing southwest. Each of the Erie's 35 locks are of uniform length and width: They differ only in amount of rise or fall.

Lock #32 Pittsford, NY

Erie Canal Images & Videos

The giant mitre gates of lock #30 at Macedon open to welcome the approaching eastbound boat seen in the distance. The 35 locks of the modern NYS Barge Canal lower boats a total of 571 feet on their 345 mile journey from Lake Erie to the Hudson River.

Lock #30 at Macedon (east of Rochester)

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