The Erie Canal opened in 1825, and this summer from Albany to Buffalo there have been celebrations of this milestone in ...

NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WKBW) — Just in time for this year’s Canal Fest of the Tonawandas, Tiki Boat Tours are hitting the water in North Tonawanda, with bookings open now.

Spencerport, N.Y. — The town of Gates marked the bicentennial anniversary of the Erie Canal with a sold-out historical boat tour from Gates to Spencerport. The event featured insights from local ...

Cruising the Erie Canal: Retired couple shares the joys of being a ‘Looper’ on 6,000-mile boat journey FAIRPORT, N.Y.

The Erie Canal is now mostly used for recreation. Trains and trucking assumed the shipping routes, leaving the artificial waterway, with its 571 feet of elevation changes, to kayaks, crew shells ...

On September 24, 2025, the vessel will embark on the Bicentennial Voyage, a journey along the Erie Canal commemorating Governor DeWitt Clinton’s historic 1825 trip from Buffalo to New York Harbor.

The Erie Canal Museum’s 2025 Sloan Lecture Series kicks off on Wednesday, Jan. 15 at 7 p.m. with a virtual talk presented by Brooklyn-based historian and author, Hugh Ryan, titled “How the ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – As we celebrate the bicentennial of the Erie Canal, it’s important to recognize its crucial role in the Underground Railroad from its inception in 1825 until the early 1860s.

The Erie Canal, the most well-known canal in America, cuts across New York state from Buffalo to Albany. The 350-mile canal, which is part of the 524-mile New York State ...