ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York's canals will open to boaters on May 1. The New York Canal Corporation says the Erie, Champlain, Oswego and Cayuga-Seneca Canals will be staffed from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Canal Corporation Director Carmella Mantello says that's a reduction in hours from last year, when the locks and lift bridges were staffed from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. during the peak boating season. Seasonal staffing levels also are being reduced to around 100 workers, down from the 150-to-180 the agency typically has hired. Mantello says the cutbacks will save about $1 million, or 2 percent of the agency's operating budget.

Tolls will also be reinstated this year. How much you will have to pay depends on big your boat is. Click here for a full price list.