Boats leave Erie Canal Lock E-2 to on the first day of the 2023 navigation season for the state’s canal system on Friday morning, May 19, 2023, in Waterford, N.Y.

On July 26, the Erie Canal Museum’s new walking tour, “Burned Over: The Erie Canal and Fire Walking Tour,” is a quarter ...

The Ohio & Erie Canal Summit Lake Trail will feature a 2.75-mile multi-purpose trail accessible for hikers, walkers and bicyclists.

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 ...

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 ...

Experience a magical New York canal cruise on the iconic Erie Canal, celebrating 200 years of innovation, commerce and changing U.S. history.

A proposed route for the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail through New Philadelphia would use Union Avenue, Seventh Street and Front Avenue. The route still could change. A draft plan is expected to ...

THE FIRST MAP OF CLEVELAND or “The Spafford Map,” is a manuscript map created on the townsite being surveyed by MOSES CLEAVELAND’s party in September of 1796. Made from sections of paper pasted ...

Buffalo’s vital role in the creation of the Erie Canal will soon be on full display for the world, as this city plays host to the World Canals Conference 2025 (WCC 2025). Registration is now ...

The Erie Canal. Share full article. June 15, 1864. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from June 15, 1864, Page 4 Buy Reprints. View on timesmachine.