Geneva St. to Vine St.

Duration: 10 minutes Difficulty: Easy

Today the area between Geneva and Vine St. is exclusively a greenway. Click on the map to jump to a description and picture for each item.

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Lancaster Park: is a beautiful sports park that took advantage of all the land available when the Third Welland Canal was taken out of service.
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Lancaster Park: Here you can see the path the Third Welland Canal once took behind two baseball diamonds.
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3.
Lock 7- 1921: A boat is shown just about to leave Lock 7 of the Third Welland Canal. Carlton St. didn't cross the canal but can be seen on either side of canal.
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Lock 7 - Today: When you follow the Third Welland Canal past Carleton St. you suddenly meet up with another open field. It's not a park or have any trails or identification. The open field marks the approximate location of Lock 7 and continues for the next 400 meters along the route the 3rd Welland Canal once ran..
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Niagara St. Bridge: One of the more prominent bridges on the canal. Niagara St. is seen here crossing the Third Welland Canal. One place where development did cross over to the north side of the canal. Facer St is visible on the right side of the photo.
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