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template: byway.jade
id: "2479"
name: Lakes to Locks Passage
distance: "234"
duration: Two to five days to enjoy the byway in New York; add a few days to explore Quebec.
description: "Midway between Manhattan and Montreal, the Lakes to Locks Passage lets you experience the interconnected waterway that shaped the destiny of North America. By bike, foot, boat, train, or car, you will discover charming small cities, rural landscapes and Adirondack hamlets with diverse historic, natural, cultural, and recreational sites."
contact: "**[Lakes to Locks Passage, Inc.](http://www.lakestolocks.com/)**  \r\n518-597-9660  \r\n[Send E-mail](mailto:info@lakestolocks.com )  "
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websites: 
  - url: "http://visitadirondacks.com/"
    name: The Adirondacks
  - url: "http://www.lakestolocks.com"
    name: Experience the Great Northeast Journey
  - url: "http://refuges.fws.gov/profiles/index.cfm?id=53520"
    name: Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge
  - url: "http://www.nps.gov/noco/index.htm"
    name: North Country National Scenic Trail
  - url: "http://www.nps.gov/sara/"
    name: Saratoga National Historical Park
designations: 
  - "All-American Road"
states: 
  - NY
ll: 
  - -73.67381300026972
  - 42.78865800036641
bounds: 
  - - -73.68978899956267
    - 42.78865800036641
  - - -73.29528800034092
    - 45.01046000042868

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Midway between Manhattan and Montreal, the Lakes to Locks Passage lets you experience the interconnected waterway that shaped the destiny of North America. By bike, foot, boat, train, or car, you will discover charming small cities, rural landscapes and Adirondack hamlets with diverse historic, natural, cultural, and recreational sites.