The Erie Canal was completed 200 years ago, but you won’t need a time machine to witness the events that led up to the ...

The town of Gates will host a historical boat tour on the Erie Canal Wednesday June, 25 to celebrate the 200th anniversary of ...

The Erie Canal was full of kayakers and canoers this weekend as people celebrated the 200th anniversary of the canal's opening.

The state Canal Corporation on Friday announced the completion of a construction project to address persistent seepage along the Erie Canal’s earthen embankment in the town of Royalton. With the end ...

New Yorkers are settling into homes in upstate New York rather than visiting for a weekend or seasonal getaway. A purposeful move is afoot, toward cleaner air, smaller communities and a far more ...

The newly opened “Waterway of Change: Complex Legacies of the Erie Canal,” at Canalside in Buffalo commemorates the Erie Canal Bicentennial. The engaging new visitor experience, a 2,900-square ...

One of America’s great early engineering achievements, the Erie Canal was completed in 1825 and ensured New York City’s place as the economic capital of the country. Here are 14 facts you ...

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WATERFORD, N.Y. — The Erie Canal officially began its bicentennial season this week, celebrating the 201st consecutive season of navigation. Local and state officials, as well as supporters of ...

The Erie Canal turns 200 years old this year, but with heavy rainfall delaying the waterway’s opening, some boaters are left adrift – not that they are too upset about it.

WATERFORD, N.Y. — New York’s historic Erie Canal is opening for its 200th year.Officials held the ceremonial opening in Waterford on Thursday.. To celebrate the canal’s bicentennial, the NYS ...

Fairport, N.Y. (WHAM) — A new chapter has made the historic Erie Canal more accessible. Carla MacDougall and her daughter, Anna, spent a day in Fairport kayaking on the Erie Canal. It's a ...