The Panama Canal proves one lesson America needs now: never quit

I transited the Panama Canal and discovered how Theodore Roosevelt's impossible dream became reality through determination ...
The Tico Times

Revitalizing the Panama Canal Locks for the Next Century

From their vantage point in cranes overlooking the Panama Canal, operators scrutinize the century-old walls of one of its locks as the high-pitched siren of a merchant ship resonates from nearby. In ...

How Seattle’s locks and ship canal altered the city’s life and identity

An excerpt from David B. Williams and Jennifer Ott’s new book, “Seattle’s Locks and Ship Canal: A History and Guide,” ...
Reading Eagle

Union Canal lock rehabilitation in Bern Township completed

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 ...
NOLA.com

Decades ago, the West Bank also faced an industrial canal bottleneck. Here's what happened.

One human lifetime. That’s how long we’ve been debating whether the lock of the Industrial Canal should be widened — “we” meaning shipping interests, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and residents of ...
WKBW

'Carrying on the history': Leading the Lockport Locks into the Erie Canal’s bicentennial

Hello! I'm covering Niagara County for 7 News WKBW. If you have a story idea, please email me at [email protected] LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WKBW) — Moving boats up and down through Erie Canal locks 34 and 35 ...
Times Union

Photos: Yachts, other pleasure boats line up for canal opening

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 ...