Cohoes digs for a glorious past

New York Army National Guard engineers provided the muscle and equipment to clear out the old canal bed and restore a vision of the waterway's grandeur as it swept through the city on its way west to Lake Erie. [...] the current work, a narrow trail ran along the mule towpath of the old canal. First Sgt. Matt Estes said the assignment also helps engineers sharpen their skills and work with the ...