[DOC] [TLE] Erie Canal - Wikipedia [PAR] The Erie Canal is a canal in New York that is part of the east-west, cross-state 
route of the New .... The Mohawk River (a tributary of the Hudson) rises near Lake 
Ontario and runs in a glacial meltwater channel just .... Clinton then ceremonially 
poured Lake Erie water into New York Harbor to mark the "Wedding of the Waters
". [DOC] [TLE] New York State Canals [PAR] The New York State Canal System operates from May to November. ... Great 
Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Leaving NYS Canal's Website ... Port Byron Old Erie 
Canal Heritage Park is Now Open Leaving NYS Canal's Website; NYS Barge 
Canal Listed on the National Register of Historic Places  Report: Economic 
Benefits of... [DOC] [TLE] Canal History - New York State Canals [PAR] The New York State Canal System is not only rich in history, but also culture. ... 
had gone bankrupt trying to get his product to market from what is now Rochester
. ... a route for the Canal which would connect the Hudson River to the Great 
Lakes. ... Within 15 years of the Canal's opening, New York was the busiest port 
in... [DOC] [TLE] New York State Canal System - The Erie Canal [PAR] The 524-mile New York State Canal System connects with hundreds of miles of 
lakes and rivers across the Empire State, linking the Great Lakes with the ... Erie 
Canal: it links Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Utica, and Albany with New York City
. ... packet boat near Medina, or visit Lockport to see locks from the 1840s Canal. [DOC] [TLE] Erie Canalway Map & Guide - Erie Canalway National Heritage ... [PAR] great experiences to be had and memories to be made right here. ... to order the 
official Cruising Guide to the New York State Canal System, visit ... Lake, and 
Lake Erie via the Niagara River allowing boats to .... Port. Byron. Lockport. 
Medina. Watkins Glen. Montour Falls. Dresden ... 13 Mount Hope Cemetery, 
Rochester;. [DOC] [TLE] City of Rochester | Erie Canal [PAR] But it was the Erie Canal that transformed Rochester into "The Young Lion of the 
... the Atlantic Ocean and its burgeoning cities and ports to the Great Lakes 
system. ... The New York State Barge Canal was routed along the south border of 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Piece Of The Past, A Price In The Present: Paying For The Erie Canal [PAR] Sep 16, 2016 ... The Erie Canal in Rochester, N.Y., around 1900. ... It shortened the trek from 
eastern New York to the Great Lakes from two weeks by ... to leave the Port of 
Albany for a voyage on the Erie Canal. ... along an expanded Erie Canal, also 
known as the New York State Barge Canal, that was completed in 1918. [DOC] [TLE] The New York State Barge Canal. Part II - JStor [PAR] connecting New York Harbor at tide level with Lake Champlain. Q6.5 feet above 
... falls near Troy, long ago submerged by the State dam at that city. The Federal... [DOC] [TLE] Erie Canal travel guide - Wikitravel [PAR] The world-famous Erie Canal [1], in New York State, lets you experience history, 
... The Erie Canal crossed the Genesee River at Rochester (image ca. ... It 
opened up the entire Great Lakes area to expansion, especially western New 
York, and led to ... first boomtown, as its flour mills now had easy access to 
Atlantic ports. [DOC] [TLE] Erie Canal  Travel guide at Wikivoyage [PAR] The world-famous Erie Canal, in New York State, lets you experience history, 
recreation, ... It opened up the entire Great Lakes area to expansion, especially 
western New York, and led to the emergence of Buffalo and Rochester as 
dominant ... rerouted and renamed New York State Barge Canal made use of 
waterways like... [DOC] [TLE] New York State Canal System (NYSCS) Navigation Cruising [PAR] New York State Canal System navigation information - locks, bridges, ... Oswego 
Canal - Red markers are kept to port between locks O-1 and O-8 northbound. ....

Question: A port on the New York state barge canal, Rochester, New York is closest to this Great Lake
Answer: Lake Ontario