As you well know by now, 2025 is the bicentennial of the official opening of the Erie Canal. Many people do not realize that there are canals in the Town ...

I thought it might be fun to do a bit of canal trivia during this bicentennial year.

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 ...

The Revolutionary War hero visited Erie in 1825 as part of a 13-month, 6,000-mile tour of the young United States. A June 3 dinner will commemorate the Marquis de Lafayette's visit 200 years ago.

The Erie Canal is turning 200. New York is throwing a summer-long party. The waterway, one of the continent’s most significant, has a history full of abolitionism, commerce and cultural connection.

Explore a new exhibit celebrating 200 years of Erie Canal legacy with interactive experiences for all ages at Buffalo's Canalside.

Thanks in great part to the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825, by mid-century, the shoreline from Williamsburg to Red Hook was full of ships loading and unloading goods. Shipping became Brooklyn’s ...

FAIRPORT, N.Y. – The Erie Canal has officially opened for the season, marking a significant milestone as it celebrates its 200th anniversary this year.News10NBC’s Berkeley Brean took a ride on ...

Canalside could become home to a replica of the packet boat that Gov. DeWitt Clinton boarded in Buffalo and traveled to New York on to mark the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825. But that's only ...

As the bicentennial of the completion of the Erie Canal is celebrated this year, five local historical groups are sharing its story in a new book.

The Erie Canal shaped Rochester's growth, evolving from an economic engine to a multi-use resource.