Boats leave Erie Canal Lock E-2 to on the first day of the 2023 navigation season for the state’s canal system on Friday morning, May 19, 2023, in Waterford, N.Y.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – This summer marks the 200th anniversary of the Erie Canal, a historic waterway that has played a significant role in Rochester’s development. About 100 years ago, the canal ...

Map of Erie Canal. Illustration of Gov. Dewitt Clinton opening the Erie Canal on Oct. 26, 1825. An invoice from Brigham Young for a painting he completed on Erie Canal structures, 1825.

The advent of the Erie Canal was years in the making with debate about who was going to pay for it and which route it would take. Progress finally began on July 4, 1817 with a ceremonial ...

The Erie Canal Museum is pleased to showcase this history in its special exhibit for the Summer and Fall of 2021 – Erie Eats: Erie Canal Foodways Project.Through this major exhibition and a ...

It will include snacks, free community portraits in front of the artwork, a coloring sheet for children and a Canal Basin Park walking tour. The walking tour, which starts at 4 p.m., is part of ...

The following sections of the Canal system will open on Friday: • Erie Canal west of Lock E-17 (Little Falls) through Lock E-22 (New London) • Erie Canal Lock E-28A (Lyons) through Locks E-34/ ...