Here are some of the events, parades and ceremonies happening across Western New York during Memorial Day weekend. Special Events. The Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park will hold the ...

Executive director of Erie Canal Museum is ready for its moment in the sun: the bicentennial of the canal's opening.

A. The 27-mile-long Middlesex Canal in Massachusetts. It was in use in 1803 and was one of the first canals built in America.

The newly opened “Waterway of Change: Complex Legacies of the Erie Canal,” at Canalside in Buffalo commemorates the Erie Canal Bicentennial. The engaging new visitor experience, a 2,900-square ...

Buffalo is an instantly charming blend of big and small, of cool and old school. Its restaurants and bars range from foodie and fancy to messy (see: Buffalo chicken wings) and quirky.

For visitors, Buffalo is more than a gateway to Niagara Falls. It’s a city with a friendly and increasingly sophisticated mix of nightlife, culture, food and nature. Just ask the young people ...

Buffalo is an instantly charming blend of big and small, of cool and old school. Its restaurants and bars range from foodie and fancy to messy (see: Buffalo chicken wings) and quirky. It has an art ...

For visitors, Buffalo is more than a gateway to Niagara Falls. It’s a city with a friendly and increasingly sophisticated mix of nightlife, culture, food and nature. Just ask the young people ...

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.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced Friday the official opening of “Waterway of Change: Complex Legacies of the Erie Canal,” a new educational exhibit at Canalside ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Beneath the calm, peaceful waters of the Erie Canal, lies a conflicted history; one that celebrates an engineering marvel that brought prosperity to Buffalo, the other is a story ...