The marquee bicentennial event is the re-creation of the journey of the Seneca Chief, the packet boat on which New York Gov. DeWitt Clinton opened the canal in 1825.

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 ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – To celebrate the Erie Canal and its modern day use, the National Park Service and New York State Canal Corporation are challenging people to get outside. The challenge, which ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — In a spirited lead-up to Earth Day, over 3,000 volunteers have mobilized across New York State to participate in the annual "Canal Clean Sweep." ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (WRGB) — The Erie Canal Bicentennial Festival is gearing up to celebrate New York's canal-side communities with a week full of events. Emily Fritz-Endres, Executive Director of the ...

New York City estimates up to 500 abandoned boats litter its waterways, with a concentration in Flushing Bay. But now, the tide may be turning with the arrival of a branch of the New York City ...

Thousands of volunteers across New York State will be out helping to clean debris and litter ahead of Earth Day. The annual Canal Clean Sweep event provides opportunities for communities to help ...

Today we’ll find out about the city’s efforts to remove abandoned boats from its 520-mile shoreline. We’ll also get details on Chobani’s plans for a billion-dollar plant in upstate New York.