By Karen RubinTravel Features Syndicate, goingplacesfarandnear.comIf you want to see how America came to be, travel along the Erie Canal. The Erie Canal birthed these places and now we see how they are being reborn, revitalized. There is also the Canal Lamp Inn, a stunning Victorian, right beside the canal bridge. All 11 Lockmasters in Erie Canal Adventures’ fleet sail from Macedon, near Rochester, NY, and with enough time, you can cruise some 200 miles from Buffalo to Lake Oneida in Syracuse along the canal. Besides sailing along the Erie Canal (as far as , you can also sail on other waterways, taking spurs south to the Finger Lakes, or north up the Oswego canal to Lake Ontario.

Source: Huffington Post June 27, 2020 16:07 UTC