Afloat Again
The canal boat in the foreground is a replica of the barges that once traveled the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, but it has an upper deck to accommodate more tourists on short trips around Great Falls. For years, as the canal and its locks were repaired, the boat was in drydock. Now it floats, awaiting mules to haul it and passengers to ride -- if/when the pandemic ends. In the near distance is a canal lock and the park visitor center, which had been a tavern until a flood ended the canal's commercial operation in 1924.
Afloat Again
The canal boat in the foreground is a replica of the barges that once traveled the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, but it has an upper deck to accommodate more tourists on short trips around Great Falls. For years, as the canal and its locks were repaired, the boat was in drydock. Now it floats, awaiting mules to haul it and passengers to ride -- if/when the pandemic ends. In the near distance is a canal lock and the park visitor center, which had been a tavern until a flood ended the canal's commercial operation in 1924.