More than 180 public events are scheduled during the weekend of April 18 to 20, including several events in central New York. Park Manager for the Old Erie Canal Heritage Park Dan Wiles said 200 ...

Thousands of volunteers are expected to fan out across New York State this weekend as part of the annual ... In Clyde, the SPAN group will clean the Erie Canal Path through Lauraville Landing Park on ...

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 ...

Standing along the historic Erie Canal, the small village of Fairport, New York — home to roughly 5,400 residents — has secured a spot among America’s most competitive housing markets ...

As a technological marvel, the Erie Canal is revolutionary. It's also incredibly integral to Black life. (gentle music) Slavery in New York State really begins in the 1700s, and a little bit ...

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 ...

The Erie Canal will open in phases beginning later this week due to the soaking rains New York experienced earlier this month, the New York State Canal Corporation announced on May 9. The ...

Floyd, N.Y. — A 40-year-old missing man from Rome was found dead in the Erie Canal in the town of Floyd on Sunday, police said. The Oneida County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team recovered the body ...

The latest mural in Camillus took around 40 hours to complete and depicts the Seneca Chief, the first boat to open the Erie Canal in 1825. New York Gov. DeWitt Clinton and Gen. Marquis de ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — In a spirited lead-up to Earth Day, over 3,000 volunteers have mobilized across New York State to participate ... involves cleaning up the 524-mile Erie Canal system and the ...

One of the top real estate spots in the nation can be found in a charming canalside village in Upstate New York, according to a new report. Fairport, a village on the Erie Canal, has been named ...

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.” ...