The operation of the C&O Canal lock was a little miracle of human ingenuity and mule muscle. When a boat came in, the work crew would blow a horn and cry "Lock ready!" The heavy wooden gate would be ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — For many years now, Georgetown was missing one of its popular tourist attractions. Now the C & O Canal boat tours are back and departing from Georgetown five days a week. Riders ...

The operation of the C&O Canal lock was a little miracle of human ingenuity and mule muscle. When a boat came in, the work crew would blow a horn and cry "Lock ready!" The heavy wooden gate would be ...

WASHINGTON — October is the last month visitors can take a boat tour in Georgetown before the canals are drained for major restoration. Georgetown Heritage boat tours will resume in spring 2025 after ...

The Georgetown section of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal will be undergoing extensive renovations over the next few years to fix lingering issues under the Georgetown Business Improvement District’s ...

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — A woman who was missing since January was found dead on March 8 by US Park Police near the C&O Canal in Montgomery County Maryland. On Thursday, Jan. 6, the United States Park ...

Georgetown Heritage is celebrating the C&O Canal with a free day of festivities in the Mule Yard — as well as on board the ...

Restoration of the C&O Canal through Georgetown, a project being funded by the National Park Service, gets underway early next year, dry-docking the guided tour boat until 2025. But, tours will still ...

The exhausted bray of hardworking mules. The subtle lap of water against barge. The rhythmic plodding of metal horseshoe on hard-packed mud. Built between 1828 and 1850, nearly 78 miles of the ...