Just in time for the boating season, , on Wednesday, posted a five-minute instructional video on YouTube that teaches boaters how to navigate the Shinnecock Locks, the only navigation lock operating on Long Island
The canal, according to Wikipedia, was opened in 1892 with the locks constructed in 1919 to "alleviate dramatic differences in height between the Peconic and Shinnecock Bays." There is a difference of 3 feet between the two, which also have different tide cycles.
