This year’s bicentennial events include a 400-mile bike ride, history tours and canal concerts along one of North America’s ...

Built in the mid-nineteenth century, the Black River Canal served as the headwaters of the Erie Canal, right in the ...

The original route spanned 363 miles. From its beginning on the upper Hudson River near Albany, the canal snaked west through the Mohawk Valley region until it reached Buffalo and Lake Erie.

On July 4, 1817, a shovel full of dirt, dug in Rome, marked the start of the original Erie Canal. It was officially completed in the fall of 1825, stretching from Albany to Buffalo. Take a trip ...

A land survey marker at Canalside now commemorates the original western terminus of the Erie Canal. Officials from the Niagara Frontier Land Surveyors Association and the Erie Canal Harbor ...

Governor Kathy Hochul marked the start of the Erie Canal’s bicentennial navigation season with a $50 million investment to ...

Across from the painted barn doors is a restored section of the original Erie Canal, completed in 1825. The outdoor mural is a part of Mural Mania’s extensive portfolio, which includes over 80 ...

The location borders the Genesee River and an aqueduct from the original Erie Canal constructed in 1825. The lapsed historical site is among the landscapes Rochester native Clara Riedlinger is ...

The greatest challenge was elevation: Lake Erie, the canal’s western terminus ... What do we do with glorious things that have outlived their original intent? When we’re wise, we preserve ...

To celebrate the completion of the original Erie Canal, there will be multiple events happening across the canal starting Friday and ending on Oct. 26 with a Bicentennial Voyage of Erie Canal Boat ...

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