A recent acquisition to the Vigo County History Center includes two remnants of Indiana’s Wabash and Erie Canal. One is a 20-inch section of a weathered timber, 10-inch by 10-inch with a large ...

As portions of the canal were completed, they were opened up for travel. By 1825, the Erie Canal spanned 363 miles, combining natural waterways—rivers and lakes—with man-made channels.

On July 2-3 celebrate a little known piece of Hoosier history when the Wabash & Erie Canal Park hosts a two-day event to commemorate the July 4, 1843, opening of the canal to Lake Erie at Toledo ...

Read Part 1 of this story. A large flotilla of boats, led by New York’s governor, DeWitt Clinton, made the 10-day trip from Buffalo, across the Erie Canal, and down the Hudson River to New York City, ...

Learn about the history, origins, and significance of the Erie Canal Song, Low Bridge, a classic American folk tune.

MONTOUR FALLS, N.Y. (WETM) — Community members can learn about the history of Seneca Lake and the Erie Canal’s waterways during a talk and exhibit opening in Montour Falls on Sunday. The ...

Reflections on the Erie Canal will examine the magnitude of the canal’s broad impact in New York and beyond, introducing viewers to a variety of people and places connected to the Erie Canal ...

For details on the Bicentennial Voyage, “Erie Canal Boat Series,” and BMC’s free community events, visit BuffaloMaritimeCenter.org and follow @BuffaloMaritimeCenter on social media.