Hundreds of people also take boat rides every day into the middle of the waters, where the two rivers meet.

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More still hitched boat rides.

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In my 20 years in the East Lake neighborhood of Birmingham, Alabama, I have had the opportunity to talk to seniors and others in the area about childhood memories of a vibrant, living community: walks to the corner drugstore, fresh food at local markets, movies at the area theatre, and boat rides on the lake in the park.

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Dhow (boat) rides are available to take you around the bay and if you have four hours to fill, it is a beautiful way to view the corniche.

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Basically, he rides around in a research boat that tows a sled across the mudflats 13, 000 feet below him.

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Passenger rides on a horse-drawn boat have made the canal a popular tourist attraction in the summer months.

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