The then West Troy village had two entrances, also referred to as sidecuts, that connected the canal to the Hudson River.

As the Erie Canal marks its 200 th year since its full operation between Lake Erie and the Hudson River, the Democrat and ...

Because the Erie Canal carries mostly small pleasure boats, there's no need to go any higher. Most lift bridges are low, just 3 feet above the water when they're level.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Erie Canal turns 200 this year, giving three New York artists occasion to meditate on its history. Each of the Canal Corporation's 2024 Artists-in-Residence spent a year ...

They wanted money for a 363-mile canal that would link Lake Erie with the Hudson River, thereby opening up New York City to a funnel of commerce from the developing American West.

Inside Lock 11 on the Erie Canal in Amsterdam, New York, the metal-on-metal grinding of gears signalled the closing of the gate behind us. With our teal kayaks lined up along the walls of the lock ...

"Before the Erie Canal was built, Syracuse was a swampy village of 250 people," according to Dan Ward, the canal museum's curator. "The Erie Canal made this city possible and prosperous." ...

In 1809, representatives from the state of New York traveled to the nation's capital to meet with President Thomas Jefferson. They wanted money for a 363-mile canal that would link Lake Erie with ...