Erie Canal

Well, we have just received the news about the new Erie canal. Unfortunately, I do not think it will really affect us out here. My husband grows crops and sells them locally. He does not ship them anywhere far because we do not live on a huge farm so we do not produce massive amounts of crops.Plus,we are not really close to new york or any major water ways so if we did decide to ship our products we would use the railroad system. However, I hear that it will lower the cost of shipping goods. Maybe it will lower the prices enough that the local merchants will be able to sell their products for less.