As the Erie Canal marks its 200 th year since its full operation between Lake Erie and the Hudson River, the Democrat and Chronicle will commemorate the milestone with stories and photographs ...

The Erie Canal changed the landscape, fueled the westward settlement of the United States, and created Lockport. The city ...

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 present ...

The paradox of progress is ever-present in “America’s Stairway,” the documentary about the Flight of Five Locks that will be shown for the first time next week at the Historic Palace Theatre, during ...

The handcrafted replica of the Erie Canal boat Seneca Chief left Canalside on Wednesday to re-create a historic journey along the Erie Canal.

Three artists spent a year photographing the Erie Canal as part of an artist residency program. The Erie Canal Artist-in-Residence program is a partnership between NY Canal Corporation and The Erie ...

The state Canal Corporation on Friday announced the completion of a construction project to address persistent seepage along the Erie Canal’s earthen embankment in the town of Royalton. With the end ...

Thomas Jefferson called the Erie Canal “little short of madness.” He couldn’t have been more wrong. Now, 200 years later, New York’s canalside villages, towns, and cities are celebrating all the ways ...

HALFMOON, N.Y. — The Town of Halfmoon will host a special community celebration on Saturday, Aug. 16, at 3 p.m., at Halfmoon Town Park, located at 162 Route 236, to mark the 200th anniversary of the ...

I thought it might be fun to do a bit of canal trivia during this bicentennial year. Q. What canal was used as a model for New York’s canals? A. The 27-mile-long Middlesex Canal in Massachusetts. It ...