Experience a magical New York canal cruise on the iconic Erie Canal, celebrating 200 years of innovation, commerce and changing U.S. history.

The Erie Canal's bicentennial season kicked off in Pittsford on Saturday. It marks the return of Corn Hill Navigation's two ships, Sam Patch and Mary Jemison, to the Erie Canal.

In 1995, Tammee Poinan Grimes’s parents purchased a 60-foot-long tour boat to use for sightseeing cruises along the Erie Canal. The expense of shipping the boat from San Francisco to Upstate New ...

The advent of the Erie Canal was years in the making with debate about who was going to pay for it and which route it would take. Progress finally began on July 4, 1817 with a ceremonial ...

Running a fairly straight north-to-south path, the Welland Canal is more than half a mile wide at its widest and 27.6 miles long, which equates to 24 nautical miles or 44.4 kilometers.

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.

Artists share unique photographic perspectives on the Erie Canal’s history and legacy. Three artists-in-residence use photography to explore the Erie Canal’s bicentennial, connecting past and ...

FAIRPORT, N.Y. – The Erie Canal, once a vital commercial waterway, has transformed into a hub for outdoor recreation. News10NBC’s Brett Davidsen is familiar with the trails and even rode his ...

A free festival on July 3 at Harbor Point in Utica will conclude with an Albany Symphony concert including a new, commissioned work celebrating multiculturalism in Utica. It's part of a five-day ...

The Erie Canal Museum will host an event on Saturday, June 7 remembering the Revolutionary War hero, the Marquis de Lafayette, and his 1825 visit through Upstate New York.

The Canal Society of New York State will present "Two Canal Guys," featuring George Ward and Capt. Steve Wunder, at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 14, at the Samuel Center for Canal History at 38 Rochester St.

The Erie Canal turns 200 years old this year, but with heavy rainfall delaying the waterway’s opening, some boaters are left adrift – not that they are too upset about it.