Success may have many fathers, but the Erie Canal, 200 years old this fall, owes its success to at least one mother: Mother Nature. When the last great glacier melted in this region, it left behind an ...

A container ship passing through the Miraflores Locks of the Panama Canal in 2023. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images) “The spirit of the frontier is written into our hearts,” said President Trump in his ...

When the original Erie Canal was built between 1817 and 1825, it was both the longest artificial waterway in North America and its most significant public works project. Since no one had ever ...

The U.S.-Mexico border is 1,989 miles long; of that, 1,255 is the Rio Grande river. The Rio Grande is, at its deepest, 60 feet, but much is much shallower. The rest of the border, including a small ...

A previous article, “Value of the Tennessee River” published Feb. 1, 2024, acknowledged the construction and existence of two canals built at Muscle Shoals, Al., in an effort to improve traffic ...

While the diversion canal is expected to have a large impact in areas around Central and Baker if it's built, the effect in south Baton Rouge, Ascension Parish and lower Livingston Parish would be ...

“The spirit of the frontier is written into our hearts,” said President Trump in his second inaugural address, on Jan. 20, as he cited his foreign policy initiatives. The Gulf of Mexico would be ...