The marquee bicentennial event is the re-creation of the journey of the Seneca Chief, the packet boat on which New York Gov. DeWitt Clinton opened the canal in 1825. The Buffalo Maritime Center ...

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 ...

Workers spend winter on the Erie Canal preparing for its bicentennial navigation season. The New York State Canal System is open to the public May-October each year. But what happens when the ...

This phased opening of the canal system and the necessary repairs occurring west of Lock E-16 highlight both the scale and age of New York’s most historic waterway, which continues to serve as a ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – To celebrate the Erie Canal and its modern day use, the National Park Service and New York State Canal Corporation are challenging people to get outside. The challenge, which ...

Rochester, N.Y. — The New York State Canal Corporation has launched a new pilot program utilizing goats to manage vegetation on the steep, overgrown earthen embankments of the historic Erie ...

The Emita II, one of the few tour boats on the Erie Canal in central New York, is cruising to new waters in Michigan. Tour boat company Mid-Lakes Navigation, of Skaneateles, sold its 65-foot 100 ...