west pier, sault canal
A foggy morning at the Sault Canal- -Parks Canada National Historic Site.
The Sault Canal opened in 1895- - it was the world’s first electrically operated lock, and the world’s longest lock- -274 metres / 899 feet long and 18 metres / 59 feet wide. Closed in 1987 due to a lock wall collapse, the canal was reconstructed and reopened for recreational boating use in 1998.
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west pier, sault canal
A foggy morning at the Sault Canal- -Parks Canada National Historic Site.
The Sault Canal opened in 1895- - it was the world’s first electrically operated lock, and the world’s longest lock- -274 metres / 899 feet long and 18 metres / 59 feet wide. Closed in 1987 due to a lock wall collapse, the canal was reconstructed and reopened for recreational boating use in 1998.
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Uploaded on November 30, 2016
Taken on November 6, 2016