WATERFORD — The state canal system opened for boaters Friday and there was no shortage of craft ready to start moving through the locks on the Erie Canal.
The canal system’s navigation system will be open until Oct. 12.
Standard hours of operation are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. but many of the locks will be open until 10 p.m. between now and Sept. 14, the period most popular with boaters.
Boats line up outside Lock E-2 for the seasonal opening of the Erie Canal navigation season on Friday in Waterford.
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Boats enter Lock E-2 for the seasonal opening of the Erie Canal navigation season on Friday, May 20, 2022, in Waterford, N.Y. Standard hours of lock operation are 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily through Oct. 12, although extended hours can vary throughout the system. There are no tolls or fees for recreational use of the Canal system this year, according to NYS Canal Corporation. Will Waldron/Times Union
A canal operator raises the water levels at Lock E-2 as boats are taken through the lock for the seasonal opening of the Erie Canal navigation season on Friday, May 20, 2022, in Waterford, N.Y. Standard hours of lock operation are 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily through Oct. 12, although extended hours can vary throughout the system. There are no tolls or fees for recreational use of the Canal system this year, according to NYS Canal Corporation. Will Waldron/Times Union
Water levels are raised in Lock E-2 as boats are taken through the lock for the seasonal opening of the Erie Canal navigation season on Friday, May 20, 2022, in Waterford, N.Y. Standard hours of lock operation are 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily through Oct. 12, although extended hours can vary throughout the system. There are no tolls or fees for recreational use of the Canal system this year, according to NYS Canal Corporation. Will Waldron/Times Union
A canal operator raises the water levels at Lock E-2 as boats are taken through the lock for the seasonal opening of the Erie Canal navigation season. A canal operator raises the water levels at Lock E-2 as boats are taken through the lock for the seasonal opening of the Erie Canal navigation season.
Water levels are raised in Lock E-2 as boats are taken through the lock for the seasonal opening of the Erie Canal navigation season on Friday, May 20, 2022, in Waterford, N.Y. Standard hours of lock operation are 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily through Oct. 12, although extended hours can vary throughout the system. There are no tolls or fees for recreational use of the Canal system this year, according to NYS Canal Corporation.Will Waldron/Times Union
Boats enter Lock E-2 for the seasonal opening of the Erie Canal navigation season on Friday in Waterford.
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The first boats to enter Lock E-2 for the seasonal opening of the Erie Canal navigation season sail to the next lock after completing the first leg on Friday in Waterford.
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The first boats to enter Lock E-2 for the seasonal opening of the Erie Canal navigation season sail to the next lock after completing the first leg on Friday in Waterford.
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Boats enter Lock E-2 for the seasonal opening of the Erie Canal navigation season on Friday in Waterford.
Water levels are raised in Lock E-2 as boats are taken through the lock for the seasonal opening of the Erie Canal navigation season on Friday in Waterford.
