Lockport Locks & Erie Canal Cruises

Lockport Locks & Erie Canal Cruises

Local history is still very alive at Lockport Locks & Erie Canal Cruises. Come aboard one of their canal vessels for a relaxing & informative ride on the Erie Canal, the 19th-century engineering marvel which opened up the American Frontier. Their fun and informative cruise will take you past five of the original 1800's locks. Three million gallons of water will fill Locks 34 & 35, the only double set on the Erie Canal, and raise the boat over 50 feet. You will pass under Lockport's "Upside Down Bridge," Lockport's "Big Bridge" (the widest bridge in the U.S. at 399 feet wide), through the "deep rock cut" and under lift bridges. The lively narration by the Coast Guard Licensed Captain is also accompanied by crowd-pleasing canal music, popular during the 1800's.