Perhaps the most immersive historical experience in the area can be found at Providence Metropark, home to the Isaac Ludwig Mill and a working canal boat. Here, visitors can step aboard a mule-drawn ...

Pittsford will hold a Memorial Day parade that heads down Main Street toward the Erie Canal before ending at Pittsford Cemetery where a ceremony will take place. May 26; 2 p.m. More event details .

For the sweet tooth in your retirement plan, half-moon cookies (black and white frosted cookies that put those NYC black and ...

The clear-cutting of trees along the Erie Canal near Rochester has been controversial. Officials say they want to prevent erosion and flooding. Residents are protesting the amount of ...

FAIRPORT, N.Y. – The 48th annual Canal Days Festival is set to kick off this Friday at 4:30 p.m. in Fairport. Doug Sharp, owner of RV&E Bikes and president of the Fairport Perinton Merchants ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – To celebrate the Erie Canal and its modern day use, the National Park Service and New York State Canal Corporation are challenging people to get outside. The challenge, which ...

Fairport is rolling out the red carpet for the more 200,000 people expected to descend on the charming Monroe County village that calls itself "the crown jewel of the Erie Canal." The 2025 ...

NEWARK — The Newark-Arcadia Museum will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Erie Canal June 12 with a program that begins at 7 p.m.

The Erie Canal was a civil engineering feat, 363 miles, forty feet wide and four feet deep (now, 120 feet wide and 12 feet deep), with 34 locks between Buffalo and Albany. It cost $7.1 million ...

Buffalo & the Erie Canal: An Enduring Legacy On view now until January 15, 2026 Ring of Knowledge Stay Informed with Buffalo Rising Email Address Central Library in Downtown Buffalo ...

The Erie Canal turns 200 this year, and New York is marking the occasion with a summer-long celebration honoring the canal’s enduring legacy. From Buffalo to Albany, over 100 events are planned ...

Explore the perfect getaway with our guide to the best weekend trips of the summer, from the Erie Canal to the Colombia River Gorge. There are only 14 weekends between Memorial Day and Labor Day ...