A new mural at the Camillus Erie Canal Park depicts the Seneca Chief, the first boat to traverse the Erie Canal in 1825. The mural is part of Mural Mania, a project that has created over 80 murals ...

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, ...

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 ...

Allyn Hess Perry, 86, has lived her entire life in a historic building alongside the Erie Canal in Wayne County, New York. The building, constructed around 1855, served as a grocery store for ...

Community leaders share how the construction of the Erie Canal impacted the Haudenosaunee people. The Erie Canal helped build a nation, but devastated the Haudenosaunee. Leaders of the ...

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 ...

President Abraham Lincoln's connection to the Erie Canal will be the subject of a talk Monday, April 21, in Weedsport. The Old Brutus Historical Society will host the talk by Lincoln expert James ...

With this year being the bicentennial of the completion of the Erie Canal, volunteers will have opportunities to help the waterway and surrounding area look their best this weekend and next.

Rochester, N.Y. — A bicentennial anniversary is right around the corner for the Erie Canal. Corn Hill Navigation unveiled its plans to host the canal's 200th birthday celebration with a list of ...

The New York State Department of Transportation is planning to replace the bridge over the Erie Canal on Chili Avenue. Plans include wider travel lanes, shoulders, sidewalks and safety ...