Boaters wait to enter Erie Canal Lock E-2 to begin the first day of the 2023 navigation season for the state’s canal system on Friday morning, May 19, 2023, in Waterford, N.Y.

The following sections of the Canal system will open on Friday: • Erie Canal west of Lock E-17 (Little Falls) through Lock E-22 (New London) • Erie Canal Lock E-28A (Lyons) through Locks E-34/ ...

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.

The Ralph Wilson Conservancy and the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor created a list of the best viewing locations of the barge along the canal, including Schoen Place in Pittsford, Lock ...

The original Erie Canal ran roughly along the same route of the modern-day state Route 5S and crews have uncovered walls, bridges and other features abandoned to time.

The Erie Canal Museum is pleased to showcase this history in its special exhibit for the Summer and Fall of 2021 – Erie Eats: Erie Canal Foodways Project. Through this major exhibition and a ...

The Erie Canal opened Oct. 26, 1825 and proved one of the most successful public works projects in American history, reshaping large swaths of the national economy.