Discover the magic of a New York canal cruise on the iconic Erie Canal. Slow travel back to 1817, when construction began ...

“I think it’s kind of fascinating when you look at the map of the country ... there were commercial canals built before the Erie Canal along this route, including one built in Little Falls ...

Lock 52 is an attraction in Port Byron, and the Old Erie Canal Heritage Park celebrates its history. There and in Weedsport, Route 31 runs ... also created a Google Map of the trail that can ...

Built between 1817 and 1825, the Erie Canal provided a water route from Albany to Buffalo ... Now, marine users are referred to the NOAA Custom Chart Application. It is an online map tool for users to ...

Monroe and Orleans counties were the first to complete the Erie ... route connects with the Gateway Trail there, Knipe said, it would create a 52-mile route "which we think, you know, puts us on ...

September 2025 is the bicentennial of the Erie Canal ... The entire canal system connects the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean, providing a direct water route from New York City to the Midwest.

A boat makes a morning trip through the Erie Canal in Rochester ... surpassing Philadelphia and Boston. The canal corridor also served as an important route on the Underground Railroad: Harriet ...

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 ...

However, the Erie and Pittsburgh Railroad was later completed along the same route and the canal company was eventually bought out of bankruptcy in 1870 by that same railroad. Erie and Pittsburgh ...

The Erie Canal, a major achievement in transportation infrastructure that connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean and ignited American economic development, was completed on this day in ...

one example that I used a lot was, showing them a map overlaying, I-90 and the old Erie Canal and the alignment line up almost perfectly. And I think it's incredible to think about this piece of ...

Rochester, N.Y.— More than 500 cyclists are taking part in an incredible summer journey along the Erie Canal. This week, the group is traveling the entire 400-mile route from Buffalo to Albany ...