Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Wendy Marble, a tug boat captain for the NYS Canal Corporation, has a special skill - hand making rope fenders for the canal's small fleet of historic tug boats. These days, fenders on modern tug boats are made of rubber. But the vintage vessels still get to have period fenders thanks to people like Marble keeping the tradition alive.

Learn more about Reflections on the Erie Canal at wmht.org/ErieCanal

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