Canal heads into homestretch of navigation season

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 2 October 2023 at 11:43 am

Photo by Tom Rivers

ALBION – A boater stopped in Albion last week at dusk. The Erie Canal’s navigation season continues until Oct. 11 with the locks and lift bridges operational from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

This year’s season, the 199th consecutive for the canal, started on May 19. Next year will be the 200th navigational season. The original 363-mile-long canal was completed in 1825. The bicentennial of the canal’s completed construction will be 2025.