Upon approaching a lock, the mule team would disengage the rope and allow the boat to enter the lock, where it was raised to the appropriate height ... to the Erie Canal titled “Low Bridge!

A lifelong Clyde resident who has been involved in local history for 48 years, Clyde/Galen Historian Steven J. Groat also has been active in many local organizations. He served as mayor of Clyde for ...

The Erie Canal may be 200 years old this year, but it is still celebrating new additions! A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held ...

Lockport Police have identified the man who died June 9 after jumping off the Lockport Railroad Bridge. Detective Adam Piedmont said Mark Gross, 66, of Lockport, was pronounced dead at the scene.

NYS Canal Corporation and Brockport officials cut the ribbon of the new pedestrian bridge over the Erie Canal on Friday. READ MORE, <a href=" ...

The state Canal Corporation on Friday announced the completion of a construction project to address persistent seepage along ...

MIDDLEPORT — Royalton Hartland Community Library will host the presentation “The Irish and the Building of the Erie Canal” at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Tim Bohen, the author of “Against the Grain: The History ...

In 1995, Tammee Poinan Grimes’s parents purchased a 60-foot-long tour boat to use for sightseeing cruises along the Erie Canal. The expense of shipping the boat from San Francisco to Upstate New ...

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 ...

Lock No. 5 on Saturday in Waterford. The Erie Canal Lock 2 at Waterford Harbor on May 16. The view from Lock No. 5 on Saturday in Waterford. WATERFORD — Marc Gervais, Paul Lacroix and Rick ...

WATERFORD, N.Y. (NEWS10) — 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 ...

FAIRPORT, N.Y. – The Erie Canal, once a vital commercial waterway, has transformed into a hub for outdoor recreation. News10NBC’s Brett Davidsen is familiar with the trails and even rode his ...