That Erie Canal, he noted, isn't the ... which moved the canal in Cayuga County from present-day Route 31, ... Riley has also created a Google Map of the trail that can be found at facebook.com ...

A sign marks a 5-mile section of the Erie Canalway Trail at the Pattersonville Trailhead near the intersection of Route 5S and Scotch Church Road, which is part of the 750-mile Empire State Trail ...

The advent of the Erie Canal was years in the making with debate about who was going to pay for it and which route it would take. Progress finally began on July 4, 1817 with a ceremonial ...

In 1995, Tammee Poinan Grimes’s parents purchased a 60-foot-long tour boat to use for sightseeing cruises along the Erie Canal. The expense of shipping the boat from San Francisco to Upstate New ...

Construction on the Erie Canal, considered a marvel of engineering, began July 4, 1817, and lasted until it opened Oct. 26, 1825. It ultimately transformed New York state, boosted such cities as ...

A sign notes the route for the Erie and Champlain canals at Waterford Harbor on May 16 in Waterford. Lock No. 5 on Saturday in Waterford. The Erie Canal Lock 2 at Waterford Harbor on May 16. The ...

All workshops will be held at the Erie Canal Museum at 318 Erie Blvd E, Syracuse, N.Y. 13202. Attendees can donate at check-out or in-person to help cover the cost of supplies and instructor time.

The Camillus Erie Canal Park is home to one of the remaining aqueducts from the first enlargement in 1842. Aqueducts are water-filled bridges that allow canal boats to travel over rivers and streams.

The Erie Canal was once one of the country's most important trade routes. Some are questioning whether this historical relic is still worth the tens of millions of dollars needed to maintain it.