Massive hand-operated locks lifted the mule-towed canal boats over changes in elevation. The canal channel was dug in the 1820s and 1830s by workers, mostly immigrants, paid pennies a day.

AKRON, Ohio - Lock by lock, the Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition is enlivening downtown spaces along the canal and the Towpath Trail to attract Akronites. Now up: Lock 2, which treats visitors to an ...

Exploring the Ohio Erie Canal offers travelers biking, hiking and interesting roadside stops along its 110 miles of scenic byway. The canal was built in the late 1820s to early 1830s to give easy a… ...

Architectural historian Jeff Darbee visits canal locks in Groveport and Lockbourne Architectural historian Jeff Darbee visits canal locks in Groveport and Lockbourne, which have been preserved to ...

Letters to the Editor Restoring boat traffic on Ohio and Erie Canal could be draw for tourism Published: Sep. 06, 2024, 2:23 p.m. By Other Voices ...