Cruising America's
Waterways™: The Erie Canal
Debbie Daino Stack and Ronald S. Marquisee,
USCG Master
"This
extraordinary book and the PBS television series Cruising America's
Waterways™ highlight in beautiful photography and prose some
of the magnificent opportunities that await boaters, hikers, cyclists,
motorists, and families along every leg of the canal corridor."
--
Andrew Cuomo, 2001
Through entertaining
text and over 225 color photographs, this 224-page book focuses on
the joys of cruising the contemporary canals of New York State, including,
of course, the world's most famous canal, the Erie. For more than
175 years, the Canals of New York State, coupled with the Hudson River,
have served the changing needs of this nation. Once the focus of industrial
growth in America, the Canal Corridor now provides boaters, bikers,
hikers...and everyone else...with a route that's still exciting to
travel, and an enduring tribute to our pioneer spirit. This is a book
about the canals (and the Hudson River) as they are today, how to
'use' them, and the cultural, recreational, and scenic opportunities
they offer along their routes.
$39.95 plus s/h
