Secret stories of the Erie Canal revealed! #secretsoftheeriecanal In the early days of the Erie Canal, boats were pulled by horses and mules on land. Attached by lines to the vessels, they traveled on a towpath along the north side of the canal. Check out this video with Captain Jerry on location at the original Erie Canal towpath. We operate our daily sight seeing cruises 7 days a week! Take a cruise with us and discover your own secret story about the Erie Canal that you can share! For tickets

We travel through Lock 18 on our daily sight seeing cruises. Did you know that there are no pumps in the Lock? All the water that is used to raise and lower vessels is moved through a series of tunnels in the lock walls, controlled by valves, gravity and a lock operator. The only power that is used in locking through vessels are for the motors that open and close the lock gates. As we enter the lock, the lock operator releases the water in the lock to the lower end as shown in this video, loweri