Two hundred years ago, canal boats laden with freight and passengers, pulled by a team of mules, began traversing the newly opened 363-mile Erie Canal.
While much has changed since then, including the transition of the historic commercial waterway into a premier recreational boating destination, the tradition of towing boats remains when a vessel breaks downs in New York’s canal system. [Read more…] about 200 Years Later, They’re Still Towing Boats on the Erie Canal