Life From The Roots: How Does Lowell Look Without the Canal Water?

The Life From The Roots blog topics have changed several times since I began this blog in 2009. I initially wrote only about the family history I had been working on for 20 years. Years later, I was into visiting gardens, historical homes, churches, libraries that had genealogical collections, historical societies, war memorials, and travel/tourism places. I also enjoy posting autographs and photos of famous people I've met or have seen.

Along with my New England roots, other areas include New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada.

Please check out the labels on the right side for topics (please note, they need work). Below the labels and pageviews is a listing of my top nine posts, according to Google. Four of them pertain to Lowell, MA. These posts change often because they are based on what people are reading.

Monday, October 31, 2016

How Does Lowell Look Without the Canal Water?

The inspiration for this post comes from the photo I took early this morning (Oct. 31, 2016). For some reason, it looks like it was taken in another country, not downtown Lowell. This is the time of the year when many of the canals are drained for about three weeks, it always happens soon after the last boat tours are operated by the National Park Service. I always feel bad when tourists come to town and see how ugly the canals look. I went though several years of photos and selected the ones I wanted to share. This post probably won't be of interest to anybody but former and current Lowell residents.