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Taking a Historic Lockport Locks and Erie Canal Cruise in Niagara County

The Erie Canal cuts its way across New York from the Hudson River to Lake Erie, and there are many fascinating places to visit along it, including the Erie Canal Museum in Syracuse . However, none quite encapsulate the combination being both educational and relaxing as much as the Lockport Locks and Erie Canal Cruises in Niagara County .

Located approximately 40 minutes from both Niagara Falls and downtown Buffalo (home to the excellent Buffalo River boat tours ). Lockport, New York is a community that was built around the Erie Canal and the community’s famous Flight of Five Locks that raised boats over the 49-foot Niagara Escarpment in five steps.

While the historic locks are closed to boat traffic, two modern locks still raise and lower boats up this hillside in the heart of downtown Lockport.

Wanting to experience riding through this historic double lock, my family and I were invited aboard the Lockport Locks and Erie Canal Cruises for their two-hour tour along the Erie Canal.

The tour leaves from their visitor center and boat dock just downstream on the Erie Canal from the locks. There are three different boats in their fleet, and I assume that the boat picked for each day depends on the expected size of the crowds.

While the smallest boat only features one deck and would seem to have somewhat limited views and ability to move around, the two largest boats offer both a covered lower deck and an upper deck. All three boats also have restrooms and a small snack bar serving a somewhat limited selection of drinks and snacks.

Since the boat dock is near the locks, it’s only a few short minutes from the start of the tour before the boat reaches the locks.

I had never been inside of a working lock before, so it was a really neat experience watching the boat get lifted 25 feet up through the power of water. All told, it takes 3 million gallons of water to raise the boat through each of the two locks.

After ascending the two levels of the Lockport Locks, the cruise continued west along the Erie Canal. As I learned at the nearby Erie Canal Discovery Center , this portion of the canal was blasted out of solid rock to keep it level for the rest of the trip to Lake Erie.

Of course, the Lockport Locks and Erie Canal Cruises trip doesn’t go all the way to the lake. Instead, it travels around 1.5 miles west of the locks, turning around near the Route 93 bridge.

As you travel along the canal, the boat’s driver offers narration about the history of the canal, the community of Lockport, and how locks work. I found the narration to be really well done and quite educational. In fact, there were a few times that questions popped into my head that were soon answered by the narrator.

When the guide wasn’t talking, the boat’s loudspeakers played authentic canal music, much of which was written by people riding on the canal or about the Erie Canal. These songs really added a lot to the experience, and I’m glad they opted to play this type of music instead of more modern selections.

The cruise sails back into Lockport, and, of course, must once again ride through the locks. Probably my favorite part of the entire cruise was pulling up to the top lock as it was full of water. From here, you can see the main channel of the Erie Canal far below. It’s almost a bit intimidating seeing how high above the water you are currently sitting.

Once back at the bottom of the locks, you might think your cruise is over. However, the ship doesn’t return directly to the dock. Instead, it continues further east on the Erie Canal.

This section of the canal is interesting for a few reasons.

The first is because the boat passes underneath several small bridges. However, these bridges are unique in that the entire surface of the bridge raises and lowers to allow passing boats through. Definitely something that you don’t see every day.

I also enjoyed this part of the cruise because the narrator offered some really interesting information on both the buildings along the canal as well as how the canal is used today. Did you know that you can still take a boat from Lake Erie all the way to the Hudson River in Albany?

The tour boat travels a mile east on the Erie Canal before turning around again for the trip back to the dock. All told, the ride takes roughly two hours, though the length of the tour can vary a bit depending on if there is any other traffic on the locks.

Overall, I thought the Lockport Locks and Erie Canal Cruises trip was a ton of fun. I not only learned a lot about the Erie Canal, but it also gave me the chance to experience how a lock works, which I thought was really neat.

If you are looking for something fun and unique to while visiting the Great Niagara region , I’d definitely recommend taking a ride out to Lockport to experience this great boat tour.

Also worth noting is that you can walk up to and explore the locks themselves in downtown Lockport. It was a really fun experience to not only see the giant locks up-close from the shore but also to look out over the historic Flight of Five locks that helped the Erie Canal conquer New York State.

Note: My ride on the Lockport Locks and Erie Canal Cruise was hosted by the site. However, the opinions expressed are my own.

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We are the Lockport Locks Heritage District, and we offer the premier Erie Canal experience on the New York State Canal System. Begin your visit  to Lockport, NY, at the Erie Canal Discovery Center, immediately adjacent to restored Canal Street, located on the north side of the Lockport  Locks. 

The  Locks Heritage District features the Erie Canal Flight of Five Locks, which date back to the 19th Century Enlarged Erie Canal Era. Visitors can enjoy the  Lock Tenders Tribute Monument and the Locks District Museum throughout the fall and winter months as well as during the spring and summer.  Visit https://discoverlockport.com to plan your Lockport visit.

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Begin your visit to the Locks District at the Erie Canal Discovery Center, operated by the Niagara History Center (niagarahistory.org). The Erie Canal Discovery Center provides an excellent orientation to the Locks District, and it offers an exciting virtual canal boat ride through our Erie Canal Flight of Five Locks.

Erie Canal Locks 67 through 71 constitute the Flight of Five – the largest intact section of the historic Erie Canal still remaining. The reconstruction of Lock 68 was completed in 2019 and is now operational, along with Locks 69 & 70. 

Learn about the era of the 19th Century Enlarged Erie Canal Locks that are being rehabilitated and the era of the 20th Century Erie Barge Canal Locks that operate today. The Museum graphically tells the story of the changes in construction methods and the changes in operational technology from the Erie Canal eras present in Lockport.

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Enjoy three walking tours that provide excellent information about Lockport and the Erie Canal. The docent-led Flight of Five Lock Tender Tour is offered daily from June 21 through September 15 and includes stops at the Flight of Five Locks, Lock Tenders Tribute Monument and Locks District Museum. 'Lockport on the Erie Canal' is an audio 

Enjoy three walking tours that provide excellent information about Lockport and the Erie Canal. The docent-led Flight of Five Lock Tender Tour is offered daily from June 21 through September 15 and includes stops at the Flight of Five Locks, Lock Tenders Tribute Monument and Locks District Museum. 'Lockport on the Erie Canal' is an audio tour of 10 narrated destinations, and the self-guided Riley's Way Walking Tour incorporates 16 landmark signs located at street level and within the Lockport Locks.

Lockport remembers and celebrates those who labored 12 hour days from April  through November every year to enable boats to navigate through the Erie Canal Flight of Five Locks and deliver their freight to Buffalo and points west, or east to New York City and subsequent final destinations  including other continents. 

The Locks District is also home to Locks 34 and 35 (constructed 1910-1915) on the currently operating Erie Barge Canal. Walk across the catwalk above Lock 35, the western-most lock on the NYS Canal System, and marvel at the 25’ lift of each of the combination locks and the massive 50-ton steel lock gates. Enjoy the manicured canalside gar

The Locks District is also home to Locks 34 and 35 (constructed 1910-1915) on the currently operating Erie Barge Canal. Walk across the catwalk above Lock 35, the western-most lock on the NYS Canal System, and marvel at the 25’ lift of each of the combination locks and the massive 50-ton steel lock gates. Enjoy the manicured canalside gardens on the south side of the locks and visit the Masonic capstone memorial along the Lockview Walkway. 

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Lockport, N.Y. — Thirty miles north of Buffalo, you can explore a spine-chilling set of caverns far below the street-level surface.

The Lockport Cave and accompanying underground boat ride brings tourists on a dark, subterranean journey into Upstate New York industrial history.

Lockport Cave, a manmade passage created in the late 19th century, was used to carry extra water from the Erie Canal to power businesses alongside the waterway.

Businessman/inventor Birdsill Holly designed the tunnel to harness the canal’s downhill water flow to power equipment at Holly Manufacturing Company. Miners blasted through dolomite rock (a form of limestone) for eight years to complete the half-mile-long tunnel.

Lockport Cave, a manmade passage carved out of rock in the late 19th century, was used to carry extra water from the Erie Canal to power businesses alongside the waterway. Today, it's a tourist attraction in Lockport, N.Y. with an underground boat ride. (Katrina Tulloch)

Holly’s method of pumping water for machine power drew the attention of Thomas Edison, who visited Lockport to observe Holly’s work. Holly went on to invent a centralized steam heating system and secure a patent for modern fire hydrants. He holds 150 patents for his inventions.

But Holly’s designs also reflected the dangerous work standards of his day. Tour guides share disturbing stories of the cave’s creation in the late 1860s, which included child labor and terrible working conditions for miners.

Orphaned children, nicknamed “powder monkeys,” worked to create the cave by hand, by lighting gunpowder in small holes and running for their lives. Those small gunpowder explosions helped miners to blast through the rock, at great risk to both the miners and children.

“The powder monkeys were always orphans, because no one would come looking for them if they went missing,” said our guide, Rachel. “Sometimes the workers got paid in whiskey.”

As the stories go, the miners and child laborers who died during the tunnel’s creation still haunt the pitch-black caverns today. Back in 2012, SyFy Channel’s “ Ghost Hunters ” came to investigate the Lockport Cave and aired the visit as their Halloween special that year.

Naturally, haunted cave lantern tours continue to be popular in late October before Halloween.

The cave was last used to generate power in 1941. In the mid-1970s, it reopened as a tourist attraction. It closed a few years later, then reopened in 1996.

Our guide turned out the cave lights early during our tour, plunging the group of strangers into surreal darkness and near-silence, save for the drip-drip of water from the rocks.

Even on a hot, sunny day, the cave temperature dipped to roughly 60-65 degrees. (I was glad I brought a light jacket.) Only a handful of young stalactites hang at the top of the cave, but visitors were often splashed by water drips.

The tour’s grand finale is when guests climb aboard a wooden boat and set sail on an 800-foot stretch of water. Back when the tunnel powered several factories, water nearly filled the cave, reaching up to 20 feet in depth.

Today, the water is only 2-4 feet deep, but the low light in the caverns can trick your eyes into seeing deep, bottomless pools.

It’s a strange, surreal journey into Western New York history, and a worthwhile day trip for Central New Yorkers.

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Where: 5 Gooding St., Lockport, N.Y. (20 miles east of Niagara Falls)

When: Open daily for tours from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

How much: Admission for adults (ages 15 and up) is $23.95, $15.95 for young adults (ages 6-14), and $6 for children age 5 and younger. No bags or backpacks are allowed on the tour.

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One of the longest underground boat tours in the country is along the Erie Canal .

Lockport Cave is home to the longest underground boat tour in the county and the boats are back to running for the season. Start your tour walking along the banks of the Erie Canal where you'll see artifacts left by miners over a century ago.

Head Down Into the Cave

You'll head down and tour the Lockport Cave by lantern light to experience one of America’s longest underground boat rides.

Peaceful & Eerie Ride

Walk past cave formations in their early stages of development before enjoying a “peaceful and eerie” ride as the boat glides through the lifeless water, lit only by small, sporadically placed electric lights.

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Online reservations are recommended, however, walk-in reservations can be made if spots are available.

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Adult (Age 15+): $24.95 Young Adult (Age 6-14): $16.50 Child (Age 5 and Under): $6.25

Lockport Cave is open daily for tours from 10:00 AM to 4 PM. You can schedule your tour and boat ride at Lockportcave.com .

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You can also take a ghost-hunting experience during Halloween, investigating one of the most historic and hidden secrets of New York State. Lockport Cave was described as the “tunnels of terror” by the Ghost Hunters in Season 8 .

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Your ghost-hunting experience will start with an orientation session and a tour of the perimeter provided by the Lockport Caves Staff through the very eerie Holly Company historic site. Learn more at Ghosthuntersexperience.com .

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You will explore the historic and newly rehabilitated “Flight of Five” Erie Canal Locks 67-71, constructed in 1838 and Locks 34 & 35 which allow boats to travel “uphill” 60 feet through the Niagara Escarpment ridge of rock. View the Historic Engineering Marvels on the Erie Canal from the 1800’s and examine industrial ruins, allowing a glimpse into America’s industrial revolution and the fortitude it took to build the Erie Canal. Once inside you’ll view stalactites, flow stone, various geological formations in their early stages of development and artifacts left behind by the workmen who built the tunnel and factories.

Let History Surround You

Walk through a 2100 foot water power tunnel blasted out of solid rock. The Hydraulic Tunnel provided water power to several industries. The tunnel was the invention of Birdsill Holly, a mechanical genius, whose inventions might never have been realized without the water power provided by this tunnel. Holly’s inventions include the life-saving fire hydrant, central steam heat and the rotary pump. During his lifetime, Holly held over 150 patents.

This was an awesome tour, the kids and I really loved it. I never knew it existed. It’s worth the trip! A real must see when visiting Lockport, NY!!!

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Just a 30 minute drive from Niagara Falls or Buffalo, the Lockport Cave & Underground Boat Ride along the Erie Canal is an exciting 75-minute historic guided walking tour through America’s past. Your tour guide will take you on one of the most unique tours on the Erie Canal or in all America.

You will explore the historic and newly rehabilitated “Flight of Five” Erie Canal Locks 67-71, constructed in 1838 and Locks 34 & 35 which allow boats to travel “uphill” 60 feet through the Niagara Escarpment ridge of rock. View the Historic Engineering Marvels on the Erie Canal from the 1800’s Read More and examine industrial ruins, allowing a glimpse into America’s industrial revolution and the fortitude it took to build the Erie Canal. Once inside you’ll view stalactites, flow stone, various geological formations in their early stages of development and artifacts left behind by the workmen who built the tunnel and factories.

Ride The Boat Underground

Experience an underground boat ride that is both Unique and Mysterious: The next part of your journey is a one-of-a-kind underground boat ride. Embark on one of America’s longest underground boat rides along the Erie Canal and experience a trip of wonders. Read More Visitors are awestruck as they take a ride that has been described as both “peaceful and eerie” as the boat glides through the lifeless water, illuminated only by small, sporadically placed electric lights.

Walk through a 2100 foot water power tunnel blasted out of solid rock. The Hydraulic Tunnel provided water power to several industries. The tunnel was the invention of Birdsill Holly, a mechanical genius, whose inventions might never have been realized without the water power provided by this tunnel. Read More Holly’s inventions include the life-saving fire hydrant, central steam heat and the rotary pump. During his lifetime, Holly held over 150 patents.

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Lockport Cave and Underground Boat Ride Has Employment Opportunities:

Cave tour staff wanted.

Niagara County (Lockport) attraction seeks motivated self-starting individuals for seasonal employment. Applicants must be personable able to communicate with people from a variety of backgrounds and country’s interacting with international and local tourists. An interest in history is a must.

Customer service is a priority, will train. Full and part time available.

Work availability with options from May-October. High school and college students, teachers a plus.

Please forward your resume to  [email protected] or send to 5 Gooding St. Lockport, NY 14094.

ZIP LINE STAFF WANTED

Niagara County (Lockport) attraction seeks motivated self-starting individuals for seasonal employment. Applicants must be personable and posses communication skills necessary to interact with people from a variety of backgrounds and countries, interacting with international and local visitors.

Guides will work individually and as a team member using interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills to engage and react with adults and children in both group and individual settings.

Work Environment:

Each zip line guide is required to work in a fast-paced, professional, and team-oriented work environment.

The majority of work is conducted outdoors in variable climates.

Qualification Requirements:

Must pass and complete required site-specific safety training course as required. Prior experience with outdoor recreation, athletics, educational roles, high ropes instructor experience. The position is a safety-sensitive position and will require a skill test. Lifting and walking and standing for long periods of time required.

Full and part time available, from May through November.

High school, and college students, teachers all a plus.

Candidates must be 16 years old on or before April 1 of 2017.

Please forward resume to [email protected] or send to 5 Gooding St. Lockport, NY 14094.

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