In 1991, I, along with two of my good friends, decided to bike across New York state from Albany to Buffalo, mostly on Route 20. It took us four and a half days. We took our own gear with us and ...

For the most motivated who want to take it all in, July 13 is the start of an eight-day, 400-mile bicycle ride along the canal from Buffalo to Albany involving 40-to-60 mile rides a day, 85 ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – To celebrate the Erie Canal and its modern day use, the National Park Service and New York State Canal Corporation are challenging people to get outside. The challenge, which ...

The Erie Canal is turning 200. New York is throwing a summer-long party. The waterway, one of the continent’s most significant, has a history full of abolitionism, commerce and cultural connection.

The Erie Canal turns 200 years old this year, but with heavy rainfall delaying the waterway’s opening, some boaters are left adrift – not that they are too upset about it.