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 ...

The five newest National Recreation Trails in six states add nearly 400 miles to the network of more than 1,300 trails.

Here are six volunteers who make a difference at National Parks and other federal lands, from an 8-year-old who does the ...

Related: This Picturesque River Town in Ohio is One of the Best-Kept Secrets in the Midwest Following the route of the historic canal, this trail connects Dover to other communities and natural areas, ...

That’s Delphos, Ohio – a slice of Americana so authentic you’ll wonder if you’ve wandered onto a movie set or into a living museum. Nestled in the northwestern corner of Ohio, straddling Allen and Van ...

Explore the route of the Ohio & Erie Canal in town in the next walking tour by a local preservation group on Sunday afternoon. The Chillicothe Restoration Foundation is hosting a new version of their ...

A vibrant new mural celebrating the rich history of the Ohio & Erie Canal now welcomes visitors to the northern terminus of the Towpath Trail in Cleveland’s Canal Basin Park. This installation is the ...

Canal Street is a street today. It hasn’t flowed since the Flood of 1913 gave it a final flush. But it all began 200 years ago, with the first spadefuls dug for this massive project for 1825 ...

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 ...

The OHIO AND ERIE CANAL, connecting Lake Erie at Cleveland with the Ohio River at Portsmouth, was constructed by the State of Ohio between 1825-32 to provide cheap transportation and to promote the ...

A family takes a bike ride on the Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail near Zoar in this Times-Reporter file photo. The Towpath Trail, when completed, will connect New Philadelphia to Cleveland.

This idea isn't new. The Erie Canal Harbor Project Master Plan, which came out in November 2004, offered this recommendation: "A replica packet boat is moored in Commercial Slip.