From ancient waterways to the modern Panama Canal, locks remain one of the most ingenious engineering systems ever built. This video breaks down how they work and how simple physics moves ships ...

The Schuylkill Haven 275th Anniversary committee recently buried a time capsule beneath the remnants of Schuylkill Canal Lock No. 12 in the borough’s Parkway concourse. The location of the capsule was ...

There’s no escaping the Erie Canal in Lockport. It flows through the entirety of this small city. Here the 200th anniversary of the canal is a very big deal, just like the 150th (sesquicentennial) and ...

BROCKPORT, N.Y. – As people from around the country and the world come to Western New York to learn about the historic Erie Canal, the World Canal Conference is celebrating the waterway’s 200th ...

The Erie Canal lock in Akron, Ohio. Akron is hoping to promote growth and revitalization of its small downtown with investments in public spaces. Last year it cut the ribbon on a $17 million overhaul ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — The Norfolk District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced a temporary closure of the Deep Creek Locks at the Dismal Swamp Canal for mechanical repairs. According to ...

HALFMOON, N.Y. — The Town of Halfmoon will host a special community celebration on Saturday, Aug. 16, at 3 p.m., at Halfmoon Town Park, located at 162 Route 236, to mark the 200th anniversary of the ...

NEW ORLEANS — Community members in the 9th Ward voiced their concerns in a protest against the Inner Navigational Canal Replacement Project on Saturday. The lock is 102 years old and according to the ...

METAMORA, Ind. (WISH) — Facing funding woes for more than a decade, this summer will be the last at a state historic site that recalls a time canals nearly bankrupted Indiana. Whitewater Canal State ...

A controversial federal project to replace the lock on the Industrial Canal in New Orleans has ballooned in cost — from under $1 billion to nearly $5 billion — even as opposition builds among those ...

Thousands of ships transit the Panama Canal every year, but few imagine what happens when one of its locks needs to be repaired. The Pedro Miguel locks, one of the original structures built by the ...

A sign notes the route for the Erie and Champlain canals at Waterford Harbor on May 16 in Waterford. Lock No. 5 on Saturday in Waterford. The Erie Canal Lock 2 at Waterford Harbor on May 16. The view ...