Boaters wait to enter Erie Canal Lock E-2 to begin the first day of the 2023 navigation season for the state’s canal system on Friday morning, May 19, 2023, in Waterford, N.Y.

Nov. 17, 1895 The New York Times Archives See the article in its original context from November 17, 1895, Page 16 Buy Reprints View on timesmachine ...

TO AVOID DETROIT RIVER; A Ship Canal Planned from Lake St. Clair to Lake Erie. WOULD SAVE A LONG DETOUR Necessary to Excavate for Only Thirteen Miles and Through Well-Adapted Material -- No Locks ...