The Ohio and Erie Canal is still holding ice in the slow stretches here in Canal Fulton. The main channel looks sealed up like a sheet of glass, while the edges start to soften where the sun hits first. That’s the thing about canal water when it isn’t moving much, it freezes early and hangs on longer. This corridor used to be Ohio’s work route, freight boats pulled along the towpath, stop after stop, town after town. Now it’s a winter trail day, quiet pavement, long shadows, and a frozen line cu

90-second bicycle tour of Towpath Trail through Cleveland Metroparks Ohio and Erie Canal Reservation. | cleveland.com