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    • Locks District Tours
    • Erie Canal Discovery Cntr
    • Lock Tenders Tribute
    • Locks Demonstrations
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Home of the Historic Erie Canal Flight of Five Locks

Home of the Historic Erie Canal Flight of Five LocksHome of the Historic Erie Canal Flight of Five LocksHome of the Historic Erie Canal Flight of Five Locks
Make Your Reservation for the Flight of Five Lock Tenders Tour Now

Home of the Historic Erie Canal Flight of Five Locks

Home of the Historic Erie Canal Flight of Five LocksHome of the Historic Erie Canal Flight of Five LocksHome of the Historic Erie Canal Flight of Five Locks
Make Your Reservation for the Flight of Five Lock Tenders Tour Now

Help Identify ‘Lock Tender No. 10’

 The use of the term ‘Lock Tender No. 10’ in the Lock Tenders Tribute Monument is attributable to artist Susan Geissler, who has methodically mapped out and further examined the characteristics of each of the individuals in the Clench photo of 1897. The names of the possible workers who are ‘No. 10’ has been narrowed to those of John Kline, William Crowley, WB Aikin, Elmer Goodlander, Nelson Carmon and Nicholas Buri. Descendants of the 1897 Lockport lock tenders’ families are requested to share any other biographical information and photographs of their Erie Canal ancestors so that all 12 of the historic lock tenders are properly recognized.

Email information about the Identify of Lock Tender #10 to info@locksdistrict.com or call 716-349-7998.  Visit locksdistrict.com/lock-tenders-tribute for a complete description of the Lock Tenders Tribute Monument.

Welcome

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 docent-led Flight of Five Lock Tender Tour,  the Lock Tenders  Tribute Monument and the Locks District Museum. 


We  will resume our docent-led tours of the Flight of Five in July.  Lockport's Flight of Five Locks are an engineering marvel: the staircase  set of five locks enabled boats to 'sail uphill' over the formidable  Niagara Escarpment. The Flight of Five Lock Tender Tour also features  interactive presentations of the Lock Tenders Tribute Monument and the Locks District Museum.

The Lockport Locks Heritage District

Erie Canal Discovery Center

Erie Canal Flight of Five Locks

Erie Canal Flight of Five Locks

Begin your visit to the Locks District at the Erie Canal Discovery 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 Flight of Five Locks

Erie Canal Flight of Five Locks

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. 


Locks District Museum

Erie Canal Flight of Five Locks

Locks District Museum

Learn about the two generations of Erie Canal that operate today in Lockport, and  the changes in technology from the era of the Enlarged Erie Canal Locks to the Erie Barge Canal Locks,



Locks District Tours

Erie Barge Canal Locks 34 & 35

Locks District Museum

Enjoy two walking tours, the docent-led Flight of Five Lock Tender Tour and the self-guided Riley's Way Walking Tour. The 45 minute Flight of Five Lock Tender Tour enables visitors to become 'Lock Tenders for a day'. Riley's Way features 16 landmark signs located at both street level and within the Lockport Locks.

Lock Tenders Tribute

Erie Barge Canal Locks 34 & 35

Erie Barge Canal Locks 34 & 35

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. 

Erie Barge Canal Locks 34 & 35

Erie Barge Canal Locks 34 & 35

Erie Barge Canal Locks 34 & 35

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 Locks Heritage District Corporation

One Locks Plaza Lockport, New York 14094

716-349-7998 info@locksdistrict.com

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