My uncle and I went for a bike ride today in upstate New York. We followed the Eerie Canal trail from Fort Plain to Little Falls for lunch. Along the trail there are multiple locks where boats travel up and down the canal. The locks were built in the mid 1800s and are still in operation, unlike the old mills in Little Falls. The original buildings remain, although they have been converted into antique stores. On our way back, we stopped to explore a place called Moss Island that was once underwater. Now, the Eerie Canal is on one side and the river on the other.
Apparently, when Moss Island was underwater, its falls were greater than the Niagara Falls, and judging by the “potholes” the water carved into the rock, they very well could have been. It reminds me in particular of my visit to the coliseum in Rome that has been stripped of marble and crumbled from earthquakes. Although we cannot see how grand it once was, we can use what we know and what remains for us to see in order to imagine and appreciate it in all its glory. These are just a couple of the places that still amaze with their history.
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