The Erie Canal officially began its bicentennial season this week, celebrating the 201st consecutive season of navigation.

As New York State prepares to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Erie Canal, it is interesting to note that the old iron bridge in Le Roy has a historic ...

The public is invited to experience history on two wheels by biking along the Empire State Trail, leaving at 6 p.m. Wednesday ...

The Erie Canal turns 200 years old this year, but with heavy rainfall delaying the waterway’s opening, some boaters are left ...

New York’s historic Erie Canal is opening for its 200th year. Officials held the ceremonial opening in Waterford on Thursday.

The New York State Canal Corp. says that Erie Canal’s western end will open Friday as expected between the locks in Lyons and Lockport, a popular stretch of the Erie Canal. Advertisement Article ...

Significant rainfall throughout the end of April and early May created high flows and unsafe conditions along the Eastern and Central Erie Canal, Champlain Canal, and Oswego Canal. New York State ...

The New York State Canal Corporation announced on social media that the Erie Canal’s Lock E-28A in Lyons to Locks E-34 in Lockport will open starting Friday, May 16. The Canal Corporation explains ...

My story will begin with a short history of Lyons ... a canal in New York State actually started in Washington’s days. Many others had the same idea of connecting New York City to Lake Erie ...

Allyn Hess Perry, 86, has lived her entire life in a historic building alongside the Erie Canal in Wayne County, New York. The building ... about two miles outside of Lyons.

The park dates back to 1972 when New York state offered to sell the abandoned canal ... from Lyons said. After retiring from a career in recreational therapy, De Cracker founded Erie Restoration ...

More than 180 public events are scheduled during the weekend of April 18 to 20, including several events in central New York. Park Manager for the Old Erie Canal Heritage Park Dan Wiles said 200 ...