Wednesday, April 27, 2011
by Heather Keels, Herald Mail

Williamsport, Md. — A crowd of more than 100 local politicians, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal officials and preschool children cheered Tuesday morning as a crane lowered a replica of a canal launch boat into the Cushwa Basin in Williamsport.

The boat was being tested by the National Park Service in preparation for the introduction of boat rides at Williamsport and other sites next spring, officials said.

"You just can't put into words ...

Wednesday, April 27, 2011
by John McVey, The Journal

Williamsport, Md. — The crane's metal lines attached to the sleek, sporty boat slackened as the buoyancy of the water began to support its weight.

And to the cheers of school children looking on, the first of five C&O Canal launch boats was launched Tuesday morning at the Cushwa Basin in Williamsport, Md.

Not only was the 30-foot-long, 10-foot-wide and about 6-foot-deep gleaming white boat launched, a new era for the C&O Canal ...

Wednesday, April 12, 2011
by Laura Dyan Kezman, Georgetown Patch

The C&O Canal Trust commenced its 4th annual Pride Days event April 9 in Fletchers Cove. Roughly 70 volunteers congregated to help prepare the park for the Spring season on Saturday morning, nearly 40 people less than usual.

Just hours before it was confirmed there was not going to be a federal government shutdown, the C&O Canal Trust, the official non-profit partner to the C&O National Historic Park, was preparing to ...