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About Blount Small Ship Adventures Blount Small Ship Adventures (formerly American Canadian Caribbean Line) was founded by pioneering ship builder and inventor Luther Blount. Captain Blount began building boats in 1947, and had built 100 vessels by 1964. In 1966, Captain Blount coined the company's motto: "Go where the big ships cannot." Building the small ship cruise line required many innovations. Blount's patented bow ramp made it possible to walk directly from ship to shore, instead of being ferried by smaller ships into port. His patented retractable pilot house - combined with the shallow draft of his ships - made possible cruising down narrow waterways, under low bridges, and through places like the Erie Canal. They were innovations cruisers had never seen before, and help keep small cruise ship's operating on the Erie Canal today. For more information about Blount Small Ship Adventures, call 1-800-556-7450 or visit http://www.blountsmallshipadventures.com/ . About the New York State Canal System Now in its 188th consecutive season of operation, the New York State Canal system is comprised of four historic waterways: the Erie, Champlain, Oswego and Cayuga-Seneca canals. Spanning 524 miles across New York State, the system links the Hudson River, Lake Champlain, Lake Ontario, the Finger Lakes and Lake Erie via the Niagara River. For more information about the New York State Canal System, call 1-800-4CANAL4 or visit http://www.canals.ny.gov/ . Permalink: http://readme.readmedia.com/Cruise-Ship-Returns-to-Erie-Canal/4004356 For more information contact: Public Affairs, 518-436-2983###