Autumn leaves float down Ledyard Dyke, also called the Ledyard Canal, on Lincoln Avenue in Fayettevillle. The Ledyard Dyke, a man-made shallow power canal, was dug in the 1840s to provide water power to four mill sites in Fayetteville by drawing water from Limestone Creek in nearby Manlius. Although the Ledyard Dyke is no longer in use, it still contains water. Photo by Michelle Gabel | Central Current

Autumn leaves float down Ledyard Canal, also called the Ledyard Dyke, on Lincoln Avenue in Fayettevillle.

The Ledyard Canal, a man-made shallow power canal, was dug in the 1840s to provide water power to four mill sites in Fayetteville by drawing water from Limestone Creek in nearby Manlius.

Although the Ledyard Canal is no longer in use, it still contains water.

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Michelle Gabel is a Syracuse-based independent photojournalist who captures the human experience through documentary photography and portraiture. Her long-form photography projects tell complex, contemporary...