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The Erie Canal opened in 1825, and this summer from Albany to Buffalo there have been celebrations of this milestone in ...
Hundreds of cyclists are making their way to the Capital Region as part of the annual Cycle the Erie Canal event.
As the Erie Canal celebrates the bicentennial of its completion this year, cities, towns and villages across the 363-mile ...
Learn what it was like to travel on a packet boat circa 1840 via a fictional narrative based on eyewitness travel journals from the Erie Canal’s early days. Presented by Maureen Whalen of the Greece ...
Just in time for this year’s Canal Fest of the Tonawandas, Tiki Boat Tours are hitting the water in North Tonawanda, with bookings open now.
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 ...
Just in time for this year’s Canal Fest of the Tonawandas, Tiki Boat Tours are hitting the water in North Tonawanda, with bookings open now.
More than 600 cyclists rode into Fairport on Monday as part of the 27th annual Cycle the Erie Canal bike tour — with this year’s ride marking a major milestone: the bicentennial of the Erie ...
On July 26, the Erie Canal Museum’s new walking tour, “Burned Over: The Erie Canal and Fire Walking Tour,” is a quarter mile-long walk through Downtown Syracuse examining how fires along the ...
Five festivals in five days in communities along the Erie Canal will mark the canal's 200th anniversary and celebrate different facets of their host communities.
The Erie Canal Bicentennial Festival is gearing up to celebrate New York's canal-side communities with a week full of events.