Karin's diorama entry

Alright, back to Dioramas! This fun entry comes from the always fun Karin Hullatti.

She writes: The Erie Canal opened in 1825. The three hundred sixty three mile waterway was navigated by boats and barges pulled by mules. It stretches from Albany to Buffalo in upstate New York and took almost half the time to transport people and goods between the cities, compared to a land route. The canal and the mules are the subject of the song popularized by Pete Seeger.

“I've got a mule and her name is Sal

Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal

She's a good old worker and a good old pal

Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal

We haul'd some barges in our day

Filled with lumber, coal, and hay

We know every inch of the way

From Albany to Buffalo

Low bridge, everybody down

Low bridge, yeah we're coming to a town

And you'll always know your neighbor

And you'll always know your pal

If you ever navigated on the Erie Canal”

Congratulations, Karinny, and thank you for the earworm. I'll probably be humming that from now to BreyerFest!