Pied Beauty
The St. Lawrence Seaway is a man-made, inland waterway with a distance of around 2,340 miles. It is a network of lakes, rivers, canals and locks for commercial shipping and use from personal boats. The idea of an inland water route has been thought of and looked for many times. Explorers from early America continuously hoped for a route right through North America. Jacques Cartier thought he found the passage when he saw the St. Lawrence River, but when he came upon the Lachine Rapids, he knew that no ship could pass it. But when more talk about continuing the St. Lawrence River and making the St. Lawrence Seaway arose in the mid 1900's, political, technical and economical problems arose. In 1954, after around 20 years of negotiation, Canada finally decided to do it anyway, with or without U.S. cooperation. The U.S., not wanting an all Canadian Seaway, decided to join in. With many difficult obstacles to overcome, the price of the final project climbed to a total of $470 million......
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