On July 4, 1817, a shovel full of dirt, dug in Rome, marked the start of the original Erie Canal. It was officially completed ...

Construction began in 1817 ... Everybody Down,” perhaps better known as “Fifteen Miles on the Erie Canal,” offered the country a nostalgic vision of plucky life on the barges and a ...

In 1819, after building three sections of the Erie Canal, Joseph Miller decided to purchase 102 acres of land from Jacob and ...

The redevelopment of Summit Lake’s North Shore includes creating picnic areas; a fishing pier and boardwalk; a covered ...

After four years of construction in the Longshed Building at Canalside, the replica Erie Canal Boat Seneca Chief will move out to make way for interior construction and installation of the new ...

In 1825, the state of New York inaugurated the Erie Canal. Today, the singular historic purpose of the canal has been replaced by a broader significance. Together, the Erie, Champlain, Oswego ...

The New York Power Authority, New York State Canal Corp., and WMHT Public Media of Troy have announced the launch of a multi-platform, multi-media initiative to commemorate the ...

Drivers should prepare for I-490 lane closures and Exit 27 ramp shutdown. Learn safe zipper merge tips and avoid construction delays.

Contractors are installing the last puzzle pieces on the massive new noise barriers along Interstate 481 in DeWitt. The new ...

7 Ways to Celebrate the Erie Canal's 200th Birthday When construction began in 1817, the proposed 339-mile-long Erie Canal connecting the Hudson River at Albany, New York, to Lake Erie at Buffalo ...

The Canastota Public Library, 102 W. Center St., Canastota, is hosting a new lecture series in celebration of this year’s ...

The episodes feature a blend of historical content, such as a look at Indigenous communities disrupted by the construction of the Erie Canal; and the canal’s use by freedom seekers on the ...