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I guess it's because they like the scenery. They may do it for trading and importing goods. Maybe they enjoy fishing.
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Did people live in the boats that traveled the Erie Canal?
According to the Erie Canal web site: " In many cases, the boats were also home for a family, as the father would captain the boat, the mother would be the cook, and the children would play or help out as needed."
When was Storybook Land Canal Boats created?
Storybook Land Canal Boats was created in 1994.
Who invented canal boats?
Canal boats were invented by engineers who also built railroad for the canal boats to travel on. Canal boats at and up side and a down side and they rode piggyback on railroad flatcars. Canal boats had 3 sections, a kitchen and different bedrooms. People that rode canal boats usually ate around 6:00 pm and meals cost between 25-37 cents. Mules or Horses usually pulled canal boats. A man at the back of the boat guided it with a stick-like rudder. In good weather passengers could sit on top of the house, but they had to watch out for low-laying bridges. Unfortunatly steam engines were built providing faster and cheaper ways of transportation and the canal boats were outdated. After all that work building the aqueducts (special water bridges built fro canals) and locks (raised or lowered canal boats by raising or lowering the canal water.
What is canal boats?
something that goes along a canal
What city in northern Italy where people travel on boats through canal?
the city of Venice.
What kind of boats might be used in a canal?
Narrow boats.
What are the similarities between the panama canal and the ballard locks?
What are the similarties between the panama canal and the ballard locks
What do you use canal boats for?
To float in the water.
which of these people probably benefited most from the construction of the suez canal?
A British merchant who manufacturers goods to India on boats
How do boats traverse the Panama Canal?
Through Locks
How does the panama canal use transportation?
they use boats
What are the Rideau canal locks for?
it acts as a stairway for boats
