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.

"The Miami & Erie Canal (through western Ohio) covered more than 270 miles from Toledo to Cincinnati. The entire system, including main and feeder canals, was roughly 1,000 miles." ...

Timothy Donovan talked about the Ohio and Erie Canal, a system made up of two canals built between 1825 and 1832. The canal was built to create a trade route from New York City to the Gulf of Mexico.

The Ohio & Erie Canal Summit Lake Trail is part of the Summit Lake Vision Plan, a resident-led Akron Civic Commons 2.0 project that aims to create an accessible, equitable and welcoming park for ...