Syracuse is the mid-point of the eight-day, 400-mile journey, which stretches the length of the Erie Canal, from Buffalo to ...

As the Erie Canal celebrates the bicentennial of its completion this year, cities, towns and villages across the 363-mile ...

Goat grazing has become popular because goats can navigate the steep terrain, eradicate poison ivy, and leave behind natural ...

More than 350 miles of cycling. That’s what 600 cyclists are doing in the 27th annual “Cycle the Erie Canal.”Organized by ...

The then West Troy village had two entrances, also referred to as sidecuts, that connected the canal to the Hudson River.

This year’s Convention Days celebration in Seneca Falls promises a weekend of lively history, scholarly insight, and ...

Local historical and community organizations will participate in a Community Expo, including the Seneca Falls Historical ...

The Niagara History Center held a reception June 28 to honor 13 young artists who submitted entries in the museum’s Erie ...

GREECE, N.Y. – The banks of the Erie Canal in Greece are getting some new, four-legged visitors to help manage the vegetation. The NYS Canal Corporation is piloting a program that uses two dozen ...

By 1825, the Erie Canal spanned 363 miles, combining natural waterways—rivers and lakes—with man-made channels. The original canal measured just four feet deep and 40 feet wide.