A boat makes a morning trip through the Erie Canal in Rochester, New York, October 2021. Johnny Milano Former President Thomas Jefferson considered the proposal “little short of madness.” ...

On July 4, 1817, a shovel full of dirt, dug in Rome, marked the start of the original Erie Canal. It was officially completed in the fall of 1825, stretching from Albany to Buffalo. Take a trip ...

The replica of the Erie Canal Boat, Seneca Chief, built within the Longshed at Canalside over the course of four years, is off to the next leg of its journey. On Tuesday, May 7 at around 11am ...

Rochester, N.Y. — A bicentennial anniversary is right around the corner for the Erie Canal ... its replica canal boat, created by Cake Place in Avon. The group also announced a free season ...

On Saturday, May 25, the community is invited to attend an inauguration event, recognizing the completion of the Erie Canal Boat Seneca Chief – the first boat to open the Erie Canal nearly 200 ...

Continue south to Lock 27, named Johnnycake Lock after a canal boat ran aground, forcing passengers to survive on corn meal "johnnycakes" until their rescue. Bike the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath in ...