While used for recreation today, the Ohio & Erie Canal once was a key to development and commerce for the Stark County region ...

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

St. Patrick's Day is a week away, which makes now a fine time to read "Emerald Thread: The Irish in Buffalo." Timothy Bohen's new book is much like the Irish themselves: witty, warm and all about the ...

With creeks and streams making headlines due to ice jamming and flooding, now is the ideal time to explore the history of a ...

Retirement in the Northeast isn't out of reach, despite the high cost of living. The 10 cities offer reasonable housing ...

Emma Willard and geologist Amos Eaton had an interesting relationship. DeWitt Clinton hired Eaton to survey territory for the ...

DOVER − Lynna Metrisin will portray Betty Ford, the country’s first lady from 1974-1977, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, at the Dover Public Library. She has a bachelor's degree in theatre from Case Western ...

DeWitt Clinton hired Eaton to survey territory for the new canals he created (Erie and Champlain ... the beginning of the Champlain Canal. Eaton allowed Emma to use part of their building for ...

Set in the 1800s, the historical fiction book tells the story of 20-year-old Irish immigrant Aileen O’Malley’s harrowing journey along the Erie Canal corridor in search of her father and ...

Dr. Seuss's “Oh, the Places You Will Go” is a classic graduation present, but the beloved book could just as easily be gifted ...

There is a popular myth that, other than Lake Erie, there are no other natural ... was built in the 1820s as a feeder lake for the expanding canal system, and much later boasted great Lightning ...