Images of America- The Ballard Locks virginia Longtime stand up paddler and

Longtime stand up paddler and instructor Rob Casey has authored the first and only comprehensive guide to the sport

provisions and hiking trails

and fisheries biologist- shares his lifetime fascination with everything alive

Paper Size: 31" x 36"

Edition Date: 15-Nov-2002

Images of America- The Ballard Locks virginia Longtime stand up paddler andThe Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, known locally as the Ballard Locks, are an integral part of Seattle's extensive waterways. The busiest facility of their kind in America, the Ballard Locks form the heart of the channel connecting Puget Sound's saltwater with Seattle's main freshwater lakes. When completed in 1917, the locks were second only in size to the Panama Canal and the first of their kind on the West Coast. They function primarily to maintain the