This canal in Upstate New York connects towns, monuments, and outdoor activities for everyone from boaters to history buffs ...

This summer as Western New York celebrates the bicentennial of the Erie Canal, thousands of visitors to Lockport will see two ...

The New York State Canal Corporation announced on social media that the Erie Canal’s Lock E-28A in Lyons to Locks E-34 in Lockport will open starting Friday, May 16.

Paddling along the Erie Canal or one of Western New York’s streams and lakes provides new views that are luring more and more people into kayaking. Travelers Lori Doi of Colorado and Janet Sawyer of ...

LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Lockport Locks Heritage District Corporation announced a series of events to celebrate the opening of the 2025 navigation season on the Erie Canal. The Lockport C… ...

Sean Kirst: At Erie Basin Marina, as summer ends, living treasure in the garden Meet Stan Swisher, the 80-year-old visionary behind the sprawling trial garden at Erie Basin Marina.

The full-sized replica of the Erie Canal boat “Seneca Chief” is wintering in Lockport’s Flight of Five Locks before it leaves again for Buffalo in May. The Buffalo Maritime Center built the ...

The 90-minute, 5-mile guided tour will take cyclists through Syracuse landmarks related to the Erie Canal, which is ...

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 ...

LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WKBW) — The eight-day "Cycle the Erie Canal" is underway, it's New York State's largest multi-day bike tour where almost 630 cyclists of all ages are traveling from Buffalo to ...

The Ella Victoria of Rexford heads out of Erie Canal Lock 7 eastbound on Aug. 17, 2023 on the Mohawk River in Niskayuna. Brian Stratton, director of the New York State Canal Corporation, talks ...

In 1837, 500,000 bushels of wheat were transported on the canal, and by 1840, New York Harbor was the busiest port in the country, surpassing Boston, Baltimore and New Orleans.