Albany composer looks for inspiration from local immigrants and refugees for new piece to be performed at canal celebration ...

Palmyra, Track Twelve, Range Two, known as the “Wild West,” was settled in 1789 by John Swift from Connecticut. It earned the ...

A look at the history of steamboats that operated on the C&O Canal is the subject of the latest book by Cumberland historian ...

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

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 ...

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 Canal Soda Pop Festival remains one of the biggest festival failures in history.

In his 2008 book "Ohio's Grand Canal: A Brief History of the Ohio & Erie Canal," Terry K. Woods noted that, although wages varied by area and demand, during the construction of the canal ...

Community members can learn about the history of Seneca Lake and the Erie Canal’s waterways during a talk and exhibit opening in Montour Falls on Sunday. The Schuyler County Historical Society is ...

MONTOUR FALLS, N.Y. (WETM) — Community members can learn about the history of Seneca Lake and the Erie Canal’s waterways during a talk and exhibit opening in Montour Falls on Sunday.

Bucyrus, once known as Bucyrus-Erie, was a manufacturing firm based in South Milwaukee that made mining equipment, including the shovels that helped build the Panama Canal. It was acquired by ...