Experience a magical New York canal cruise on the iconic Erie Canal, celebrating 200 years of innovation, commerce and changing U.S. history.

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.

In 1995, Tammee Poinan Grimes’s parents purchased a 60-foot-long tour boat to use for sightseeing cruises along the Erie Canal. The expense of shipping the boat from San Francisco to Upstate New ...

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 ...

Artists share unique photographic perspectives on the Erie Canal’s history and legacy. Three artists-in-residence use photography to explore the Erie Canal’s bicentennial, connecting past and ...

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.

The Ella Victoria of Rexford heads out of Erie Canal Lock 7 eastbound on Aug. 17, 2023 on the Mohawk River in Niskayuna. Brian Stratton, director of the New York State Canal Corporation, talks ...

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 Welland Canal Lock 8 at Port Colborne is a regulating lock, which raises or lowers ships only a few feet, depending on Lake Erie's water level. The park surrounding the lock has an elevated ...

A free festival on July 3 at Harbor Point in Utica will conclude with an Albany Symphony concert including a new, commissioned work celebrating multiculturalism in Utica. It's part of a five-day ...

All workshops will be held at the Erie Canal Museum at 318 Erie Blvd E, Syracuse, N.Y. 13202. Attendees can donate at check-out or in-person to help cover the cost of supplies and instructor time.

Tall ships are heading back to Erie this year. The Tall Ships Erie 2025 festival will take place Aug. 21-24, according to Billy Sabatini, executive director of the Flagship Niagara League.