Entering the chamber. Most locks have a dam nearby which one cannot see until the chamber fills with water to bring you up to an elevation where it can be seen. Shelly gets to try out her new “Locking Chair” for real this time!Each of these lock have a sign with its statistics.This part of the Erie Canal is actually the naturally occurring Mohawk River. Good thing too; it wooda taken lots of dynamite to carve this cliff.
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