In 1995, Tammee Poinan Grimes’s parents purchased a 60-foot-long tour boat to use for sightseeing cruises along the Erie Canal ... of Black engineers to the canal system. The Erie’s influence ...

The Erie Canalway Trail continues to receive high levels of use year after year, according to the newly released Who’s on the Trail 2024: Canalway Trail report from Parks & Trails New York and the New ...

Who’s on the Trail 2024: Canalway Trail estimates that the 360-mile Erie Canalway Trail – running between Albany and Buffalo – receives approximately 3.84 million visits per year. The 60-mile ...

The episodes will continue through May 16, the opening day of the New York State Canal System, the state’s integrated canal network that includes the Erie ... look at the map of the country ...

What most people have seen is the second generation of the transportation system, the Enlarged Erie Canal, or the third ... Riley has also created a Google Map of the trail that can be found ...

Stratton. “We are excited to welcome boaters into the Canal system this year, especially for the Erie Canal’s Bicentennial, and we appreciate their patience while we ensure their safety by ...

Marine navigators can use the system to see their real- time position in relation to features on a chart. By digitizing the paper Erie Canal charts ... It is an online map tool for users to create ...

This is a special time for the site as it commemorates the 200th anniversary of the opening of the Erie Canal and will continue the celebration with more programs and events throughout the season.

The Erie Canal itself only passes through New York state for 363 miles-- connecting Albany and Buffalo. It is the main canal in the New York State Canal System, which includes the Champlain ...

It's really good news. It's a step forward," said Mike Murphy, owner of Lockport Locks and Erie Canal Cruises, one of only four tour boat operators on the canal system. They and other canal ...

I will tow the steam barge through the Erie Canal, with one or more of its consorts, at a faster rate and for less money than by steam, and the coal will be saved for steam when she reaches the ...