Port Medina

The curved concrete wall protected buildings below.

Canal Tribute

Mural honors canal power.

Big Mac

Macintosh that is, NY apple country.

Albion, NY

Flags welcome canal visitors.

Old view

Mules draw a canal barge.

Downtown Albion

Main street crosses the canal.

Going up?

Stairs allow bridge crossing while up.

Painted the town red

Brightly painted canalside buildings.

That brown patch?

It's a roof below canal level.

Road below

A rural road ducks under the canal.

Canal street

Houses built when the canal was main street.

Lockport rectory

Stone church and rectory face the canal.

Canal tows

Cyclists use the well groomed towpaths.

NY Farm

We're now passing through farm country.

One upon a time

This plant meant jobs.

On guard

Guard locks stand ready to seal off leaking canal segments.

Canal boat

We met a number of canoes and kayaks.

Ornamental light

Lawn decoration reflects the waterway.

Speedster

10 knot limit the entire route.

Whimsical utiltity

A canalside pumpout station.

Trodding the path

Walkers and joggers were seen daily.

Training wheels?

A paddling tour??

AA in Tonawanda

Our waterfront slip for 2 days.

Bike rack

this is how they do it in Tonawanda NY.

Across from our mooring

Part of downtown Tonawanda, nice!

Band night

Boats gather for Wednesday waterfront music.

A bit of history

Typical of the plaques along the waterway.

Tonawanda waterfront

A nice city, convenient to boaters.