The Plum City Village Board early last week planned for the coming cold-weather season. The board approved the same charges as last winter for owners of vehicles needing to be towed. They are $75 or $100 if a tow bar must be used. The lighting of Spring Pond Park for the holidays... News / government 20 hours 59 min ago.
The construction of the Suez Canal connected the Mediterranean and Red Seas. This 101-mile waterway allowed ships to avoid traveling around the southern tip of Africa. The Suez Canal is the shortest route between Europe and the western Pacific and Indian Oceans.
The Suez Canal (map) , located in Egypt, is a 101 mile (163 km) long canal that connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Gulf of Suez, a northern branch of the Red Sea. It officially opened in November 1869.he Suez Canal can accommodate ships with a vertical height (draft) of 62 feet (19 m) or 210,000 deadweight tons. Most of the Suez Canal is not wide enough for two ships to pass side by side. To accommodate this, there is one shipping lane and several passing bays where ships can wait for others to pass.