How is the Erie Canal tied to Door County Granary? A July 24 program explores that idea The program addresses the history of food supply in the U.S. and the Erie Canal's importance to the ...

As the nation celebrates Independence Day, another historical event from July 4 is remembered. On July 4 in 1817, construction began on the Erie Canal in Rome, New York.

The Erie Canal bicentennial is celebrated at the Watervliet Historical Society Museum on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in Watervliet, N.Y.

Residencies, fellowships, grants, and open calls from the Erie Canal Museum, the Paul & Daisy Soros Foundation, and more in our monthly list of opportunities for artists, writers, and art workers.

Spencerport, N.Y. — The town of Gates marked the bicentennial anniversary of the Erie Canal with a sold-out historical boat tour from Gates to Spencerport.

Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp approves $1.6M contract to bring cruise ships to Lake Erie, enhancing tourism and boosting Buffalo's visitor profile.

Gov. Mike DeWine will attend and speak at Newark's Ohio & Erie Canal Bicentennial Celebration on June 28 at downtown Newark's Canal Market District.

The town of Gates will host a historical boat tour on the Erie Canal Wednesday June, 25 to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the canal.

"Humanity's High Hurdle" was placed outside the Erie Art Museum in 2022. The sculpture was loaned out to a new location in 2025.

It’s technically been the Erie Canal’s bicentennial the entire nine years that Natalie Stetson has been executive director of the Erie Canal Museum, in downtown Syracuse. Construction of the ...

The newly opened “Waterway of Change: Complex Legacies of the Erie Canal,” at Canalside in Buffalo commemorates the Erie Canal Bicentennial. The engaging new visitor experience, a 2,900-square ...