 "Mid Sussex Times (Haywards Heath, England)")
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HAVE BUGGY, WILL TRAVEL.
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DONALD Huggett is embarking on the race of a lifetime - at eight miles an hour.
The adventurous pensioner from Norwich plans to take five days to travel on his mobility buggy to Staplefield and hopes to raise hundreds of pounds for sick children.
Donald's efforts bear some resemblance to those seen in The Straight Story, a movie which told the tale of an old man who travelled across America on a sit down lawn mower to visit his brother.
By anyone's standards Donald is a remarkable man. The 72-year-old has arthritis, Parkinson's Disease and diabetes but is determined ...
 "The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)")
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BOOK LOOKS AT CANAL'S HISTORY; DIGGING INTO CANAL HISTORY; NEW MENTZ HISTORIAN PUBLISHES BOOK ON LOCAL HISTORY OF THE ERIE CANAL.(Neighbors Cayuga)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
; ...to and drained from the canal, locks and dry docks...passages that bring the canal period to life, and put...perspective the series of "Erie" canals. Construction of Clinton...Ditch, the original Erie Canal, began in 1817, in Rome...
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 "The Economist (US)")
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Waterway triumphs; State enterprise.(Erie Canal and the Panama Canal)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US)
; ...legislative progress of the Erie Canal, the waterway that...builders of the Panama Canal, which, in 1914, joined...commercial success of both canals exceeded the most extravagant...thought that the Panama and Erie canals were fine advertisements...Union: Building the Erie ...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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ERIE CANAL CELEBRATES A LANDMARK ANNIVERSARY.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
; ...was officially opened, the Erie Canal spurred what might be...10 days for wheat to move by canal boat from the Genesee Valley...DeWitt Clinton -- created canal boom towns, spawned entrepreneurial...toll revenue. ``The Erie Canal brought phenomenal change in...author of ``New York ...
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'CYCLING THE ERIE CANAL' BIKE TOUR PEDALS INTO SYRACUSE
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
; ...history of New York State via the Erie Canal and Canalway Trail. Once again...Dropkin said, "The eighth Cycling the Erie Canal tour promises to be the best ever...help them discover what makes the Erie Canal and Upstate New York so special...
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ERIE CANAL HARBOR OFFICIALLY OPENS TO PUBLIC
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
; ...official opening of the newly restored Erie Canal Harbor to the general public. This...we are forging our future; the Erie Canal Harbor project is an economic shot...s opening of the newly restored Erie Canal Harbor is a momentous day for the...
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ERIE CANAL CHANGED LIVES IN ALBANY.(ENTERTAINMENT)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
; ...Sheriff likens the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 to the arrival of the electronic...Sheriff says. However, the Erie Canal left in its wake the sour taste of...want to tell the untold story of the Erie Canal,'' Sheriff says in a telephone...
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'CYCLING THE ERIE CANAL' BIKE TOUR GEARS UP FOR JULY 6 START
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News
; ...The Tenth Annual Cycling the Erie Canal tour is a very exciting event. I...help them discover what makes the Erie Canal and upstate New York unique." The...than 260 miles of trail along the Erie Canal already completed, and plans underway...
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ERIE CANAL LIVES IN FAMILY'S HISTORY.(SERIES: Neighborhoods)(Local)(Column)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
; ...Byline: DICK CASE NEIGHBORHOODS The Erie Canal made Syracuse a city, all the time...officials bought five miles of the Erie Canal, and two miles of the northbound...The Lynch family lived along the Erie Canal for more than 125 years, but the...
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ERIE CANAL MUSEUM EXHIBIT SHOWS LOCKS; GRANT WILL COVER COST OF PROJECT WITH A COMPLETION DATE OF EARLY 2005.(Neighbors Northeast)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
; ...by Terry Toscano Shenfeld, of the Erie Canal Museum in Syracuse. An exciting...world come to the museum to explore Erie Canal history," said Nancy Hull, the...memorable part of their visit to the Erie Canal Museum and city of Syracuse." The...
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LOCAL SITES JOIN NATIONAL CANAL CORRIDOR; ERIE CANALWAY NATIONAL HERITAGE CORRIDOR MARKETS REGIONAL CANAL STORY.(Local)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
; ...Web site www.nps.gov/erie or at P.O. Box 219, Waterford...Route 49, Rome Camillus Erie Canal Park Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum Canastota Canal Town The Erie, Oswego, Champlain and Cayuga-Seneca canals Seneca Lake Cayuga Lake CAPTION...
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