The Erie Canal, which resides in the background for most of us, is unique in our country’s history,” conference organizer ...

“This volunteer-driven, community boatbuilding project will reach completion in 2025 as it takes center stage during the Erie Canal Bicentennial, embarking on a voyage from Buffalo to the New ...

"Images of the Erie Canal," an art exhibit celebrating the bicentennial of the canal's opening, begins Friday at the Erie ...

Two hundred years ago, in 1825, the Erie Canal forever changed the landscape of upstate New York and became the gateway to the west. Previously, getting goods from our local farms to the great ...

Canal Fest of the Tonawandas, considered the largest outdoor festival of its kind, will have a special guest this year – the Erie Canal Boat, Seneca Chief. Canal Fest of the Tonawandas is ...

The Erie Canal Museum will be offering a series of skill sharing workshops this year in collaboration with community partners.

NEW YORK — Work is underway to celebrate and remember the past two centuries of the Erie Canal. The Erie County Historical Commission has been working to prepare for the year ahead. All the ...

The dramatic retelling of the building of the Erie Canal, “Clinton’s Ditch,” will be June 21, 27 and 28. Auditions will be ...

The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor and the New York State Canal Corporation recently announced the release of new educational materials geared for fourth graders learning about the Erie ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Erie Canal turns 200 this year, giving three New York artists occasion to meditate on its history. Each of the Canal Corporation's 2024 Artists-in-Residence spent a year ...

Images of the Erie Canal,” an art exhibit celebrating the bicentennial of the canal’s opening, begins Friday at the Erie ...