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• - Presenting a history of the Portsmouth to London canal of the 1800s, how it was built and why it failed. The site includes fifty pictures.
  
• - Information on the rotating boat lift connecting the Union Canal with the Forth & Clyde Canal in the UK. The site includes history, design, visitor and contact information.
  
• - A Parks Canada National Historic Site, this canal links the Atlantic Ocean with Bras d'Or Lake. Started in 1854, the canal was completed in 1869 and has the only functioning lock system in Nova Scotia.
  
• - Explores the creation of the Bridgewater Canal, the building of the Manchester Ship Canal, the development Trafford Park and the decline and rebirth of the waterfront as Salford Quays.
  
• - The Erie Canal became the superhighway of transportation in the 1800s and opened up the Upper Midwest of the United States to farming and migration.
  
• - Including information on the towns, villages, boatyards, boating, pubs and facilities nearby.
  
• - Offering information related to the purchase of steel replica wide beam Dutch barges. The site includes data on do-it-yourself fit-outs and UK cruising areas for such vessels.
  
• - A monthly newsletter with articles and information on traveling the waterways of 14 countries of Europe.
  
• - Guide to destinations for independent boaters with descriptions of 20 multi-day cruises on America's rivers, canals, and waterways.
  
• - The Museum illustrates the history of the inclined plane and the trusts plans to restore it as a working tourist attraction.
  
• - The graphics-intensive site of a non-profit organisation operating boating trips on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal for children and young adults.
  
• - Information on the Erie, Champlain, Oswego and Cayuga-Seneca canal system, towns along the canals, things to do, things to see, boat operators, and other information.
  
• - The official Parks Canada presence for this National Historic Site which meanders 386 km across Central Ontario, linking Lake Ontario with Georgian Bay.
  
• - Motor boating on the River Severn, River Avon and Sharpness canal, England.
  
• - Ever wondered what messing about on a river is really like for a holiday? Here's the story of eight intrepid adventurers boating along the Thames.
  
• - A tourist guide to the Forth & Clyde and Union canals and the Falkirk Wheel boatlift in central Scotland
  
• - A Parks Canada National Historic Site, the Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue Canal opened in 1843 to join lac Saint-Louis and lac des Deux-Montagnes, at the mouth of the Ottawa River. Today, pleasure boating has replaced commercial boating.
  
• - A Parks Canada National Historic Site, this canal was opened in 1895 to bypass rapids between lakes Huron and Superior, thus completing an all-Canadian route from the head of Lake Superior to the Atlantic Ocean.
  
• - Parks Canada's National Historic Site, the Carillon Canal allows users to bypass the Long-Sault rapids on the Ottawa River. Built in 1833 for the military, it soon became used for commerce.
  
• - Describing the restoration of this canal which runs from the River Trent to Grantham in the UK.
  
• - Comprehensive guide and leisure directory for British canals, cruising guides and background about culture, tradition, heritage, engineering, and folk art plus links to leisure companies.
  
• - A National Historic Site of Canada, this canal was opened in 1849 and allows watercraft to link Lake Champlain with the Saint Lawrence River. Today, pleasure boating has replaced commercial boating.
  
• - Offers some information on the waterways around Chelmsford, Essex, UK.
  
• - An information and picture resource of the restoration of the Forth & Clyde and Union Canals in Scotland, including construction of the Falkirk Wheel. Includes a webcam archive of the wheel's operation.
  
• - Information on events and festivals from Liverpool to Huddersfield and on cruising the newly opened canals in England's North West in 2002.
  
• - This historic canal is a frequent route for boaters traveling the American Intercoastal Waterway (ICW) The site includes historical data, photos, travel links, and other useful information.
  
• - An online route planner for UK inland waterways. The site includes a gazetteer, FAQs, guest book, forum and contact information.
  
• - A brief history of Dudley Tunnel and famous limestone mines. Information for boaters requiring passage through the 2888m long tunnel,and information on boattrips into the limestone mines under Dudley
  
• - The canal links Bolton and Bury to Salford in the UK and was built as a cheap form of transport for the goods being produced there.
  
• - Britain's historic canals and waterways including holidays afloat, canal related books and magazines, events, stoppages and general information
  
• - Producers topical videos with more than thirty canal and inland waterway titles available on PAL (UK video), NTSC (USA video) and on DVD.
  
• - Information including touring guide, self drive rental barges, skippered barging, canal routes plus heritage, culture, and folk art.
  
• - Information on UK navigable rivers and canals, including tables of locks and distances, map, history, tunnels, aqueducts, bibliography, articles, photographs, and glossary.
  
• - Birmingham and Black Country canals past and present with digital photographs,postcards,wildlife and places of interest
  
• - Parks Canada's official presence for this National Historic Site, a chain of beautiful lakes, rivers and canals winding 202 km from Kingston, at the head of Lake Ontario, to Ottawa, Canada's capital city.
  
• - Reviews, resources, marina and charter listings, and much more for the boater interested in using the New York State Canal System.
  
• - Informative, yet humourous, with canal history, glossary, information for boaters and useful links about art, history and business on the canals.
  
• - A couple depart Toronto and take you with them for a voyage along the Erie Canal to the Hudson River and New York City. Photographs and detailed navigation illustrations along with the narrative.
  
• - Illustrated guide to London Canals. Maps of UK waterways history. Reports of narrowboat and sailing barge voyages. Waterways humour. Cats afloat.
  
• - Written by a live-aboard narrow boater for narrow boaters. It includes living aboard advice and a boater's directory.
  
• - An introduction for those unfamiliar with the pleasures of canal and waterway cruising, as well as a resource for experienced boaters.
  
• - The restoration and ecology of the South Pennine Ring canal, which consists of 68 miles of waterway, 186 locks, 20 aqueducts and 8 tunnels.
  
• - A chat and community forum for narrowboat enthusiasts and owners. Includes surveys and opinion polls.
  
• - University of Rochester students' documentation of the history of the Erie Canal and its successor, the New York State Barge Canal, with concentration on the impact on New York and America in the nineteenth century.
  
• - Some information on the building of a 55 foot replica Dutch barge somewhere in the UK. The site includes a Dutch barge and narrowboat forum.
  
• - A comprehensive guide to this waterway linking Lake Ontario with Georgian Bay in Ontario, Canada. The site includes maps, instructions, regulations, pictures and sailing directions.
  
• - Bringing together up to date items of news and interest concerning the Montgomery Canal in the UK.
  
• - History, boating information, maps, photos and business services available to travelers and shoppers on this canal in upstate New York, USA.
  
• - Now a Parks Canada National Historic Site, this canal opened in 1843 to allow uninterrupted navigation between Lake Champlain and the Chambly Basin. Popular today with pleasure boaters.
  
• - The official site of the Anderton Boat lift, the world's first and the UK's only working boat lift.
  
• - Northern England's Rochdale, Huddersfield narrow, Ashton, Peak Forest, Macclesfield, and the Leeds and Liverpool canal heritage seen through photographs and visitor comments.
  
• - An independent site dedicated to promoting the Driffield Navigation its future and history. Site includes a virtual cruise up the River Hull or along the navigation ans a picture gallery of past and present views.
  
• - A Parks Canada National Historic Site, this canal opened in 1825 as the doorway to waterways linking the Atlantic to the heart of North America. Replaced in 1970, it is being re-opening in 2002 for pleasure boating.
  
• - Offering some information on the history and heritage of this river. The site includes descriptions and pictures of some attractions and facilities along the river.
  
• - The many attractions of the River Thames including cruises, boating, restaurants, hotels, museums, theatres, galleries even properties and more, interestingly and helpfully reviewed.
  
• - What to see, how to get there, where to stay when traveling on the New York State Canal System.
  
• - Information about barges, cruising, boating and navigation on the Burgundy Canal in France.
  
• - A guide to narrowboats, hire companies, pubs, restaurants, shopping and recreation along the Canals of the Midlands in the UK. Includes links, maps and contact information.
  
• - A portal to the sights, activities and businesses along this canal and waterway between Kingston and Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Site includes virtual tours, business directory, boating information and FAQs.
  
• - Details and visitor information about the highest, longest, deepest canal tunnel in Britain.
  
• - Information for boaters on the inland waterways of the world.
  
• - Dedicated to those who work, rest and play on the waterways. Includes anything to do with canals. Home of the UK Canals web-ring and discussion group.
  
• - Dedicated to the canals of the South Pennines, UK: Huddersfield, Ashton, Rochdale and Peak Forest Canals. Features restoration of Huddersfield Canal and virtual cruises.