Dozens came out to Lock 4 along the C&O Canal on Wednesday to wave goodbye to the beloved "Georgetown" boat while marking a new phase of restoration. Mules towed the boat away for a final time.

Troop 47 Life Scout Carter Kennedy is aiming to deliver a refinished canal buoy boat to the Town of Pendleton by late summer, in concert with area-wide commemorations of the Erie Canal bicentennial.

Restoration of the C&O Canal through Georgetown, a project being funded by the National Park Service, gets underway early next year, dry-docking the guided tour boat until 2025. But, tours will still ...