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.

Several groups join together to celebrate plans to make sure everyone who wants to can enjoy the Erie Canal with the help of ...

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 ...

Workers spend winter on the Erie Canal preparing for its bicentennial navigation season. The New York State Canal System is open to the public May-October each year. But what happens when the ...

Canal Cleansweep is sponsored by Parks and Trails NY and the New York State Canal Corp. Representatives from the town, Lyons Erie Canalway Greeters, the Lyons Community Center, Lyons schools ...