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

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

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

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

PORT BYRON — After more than 20 years in the making, the Old Erie Canal Heritage Park will soon celebrate the start of its first full season in Port Byron.

What we now know as LaSalle Park was a canal-side dumping ground before it was developed into parkland in celebration of Buffalo’s 100th year as a city. Twenty years after ...

The Lois McClure: The Canal Society of New York State plans to permanently display the floating classroom of the Lois McClure, a full-scale replica canal boat, at the Old Erie Canal Heritage Park ...

A look at the Akron RubberDucks' scores and schedule for July 2025 as they battle for first place in the Eastern League.

The City of Tonawanda hopes to erect a 16-foot-tall abstract metal sculpture that pays tribute to the Erie Canal on top of the covered canal if supporters can raise $50,000 ...

The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor and the New York State Canal Corporation recently announced the release of new educational materials geared for fourth graders learning about the 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 ...

The Erie Canal was once one of the country's most important trade routes. Some are questioning whether this historical relic is still worth the tens of millions of dollars needed to maintain it.