The Erie Canal's bicentennial season kicked off in Pittsford on Saturday. It marks the return of Corn Hill Navigation's two ships, Sam Patch and Mary Jemison, to the Erie Canal.

The Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation (ECHDC) has selected a design team for a cruise ship terminal to be constructed on the Outer Harbor."This team is going to help us with the final analysis ...

Running a fairly straight north-to-south path, the Welland Canal is more than half a mile wide at its widest and 27.6 miles long, which equates to 24 nautical miles or 44.4 kilometers.

FAIRPORT, N.Y. – The Erie Canal, once a vital commercial waterway, has transformed into a hub for outdoor recreation. News10NBC’s Brett Davidsen is familiar with the trails and even rode his ...

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 ...

By 1825, the Erie Canal spanned 363 miles, combining natural waterways—rivers and lakes—with man-made channels. The original canal measured just four feet deep and 40 feet wide.

The Erie Canal Museum will host an event on Saturday, June 7 remembering the Revolutionary War hero, the Marquis de Lafayette, and his 1825 visit through Upstate New York.

The Niagara will have to skip plans for both the Tall Ships Erie festival as well as a celebration of the U.S. Navy's 250th anniversary that will be held in August in Philadelphia.

The Erie Canal turns 200 years old this year, but with heavy rainfall delaying the waterway’s opening, some boaters are left adrift – not that they are too upset about it.

The Canal Society of New York State will present "Two Canal Guys," featuring George Ward and Capt. Steve Wunder, at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 14, at the Samuel Center for Canal History at 38 Rochester St.

The Erie Canal was completed 200 years ago, but you won’t need a time machine to witness the events that led up to the waterway’s construction — just some free time this weekend.