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<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n In some\u00a0places the Erie Canal goes over roads, exactly as the roads go over the canal on a bridge. \u00a0This bridge, or aqueduct, is at Culvert Road, just before Medina. \u00a0We Downtown Medine had block after block of restored and maintained old buildings still serving the community as they had done for over 100 years. \u00a0The town was decorated, the people were lively, with everything appearing prosperous. Zambistro was truly fine the best meal of the week with the\u00a0fresh vegetables and fresh sea bass being the best of the best.<\/p>\n Click here to visit Palmyra<\/a> Medina is under construction. \u00a0The 1864 Bent’s Opera House is being restored, hopefully to its original glory. \u00a0We look forward to seeing the progress on our next visit. In some\u00a0places the Erie Canal goes over roads, exactly as the roads go over the canal on a bridge. \u00a0This bridge, … Continue reading Culvert Road and Medina<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":20,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-176","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=176"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/176\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1852,"href":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/176\/revisions\/1852"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shearwater-sailing.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>stopped the boat, doubled back, and paused a few minutes while the car drivers got up their nerve to drive under the Canal. \u00a0While this third version of the Erie Canal was built and designed by engineers, other sections of the original canal exist with similar Canal bridges built in the days before there were trained engineers. \u00a0I suppose they learned from the Romans.<\/p>\n<\/a>The Erie Canal has been “converted” from the primary commercial transport facility in New York area to a hiking trail made from the\u00a0old mule trail. \u00a0People hike the trail and camp along the Canal in many pocket parks provided, usually free, for campers, hikers and bikers.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nLocated in the middle of downtown Medina on Main Street, Zambistro was truly fine dining with table cloths, nice looking flatware and superior\u00a0presentation. Fresh vegetables including a fresh olive appetizer and fresh sea bass gave us an unexpected diversion from the many very good meals to our one truly excellent dinner. \u00a0If you happen to be out for a day sail on the Erie Canal, this is one place not to miss.<\/p>\n
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