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The arrival of the first canal boat in 1831 brought prosperity, as crops flourished and trade boomed, transforming Winchester ...
More than 350 miles of cycling. That’s what 600 cyclists are doing in the 27th annual “Cycle the Erie Canal.”Organized by ...
In recent decades, there has been a concerted effort in Northeast Ohio and beyond in our state to restore the 308 mile Ohio and Erie Canal towpath as a multi use recreation corridor.
The Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition's fifth annual Scenic Byway Road Rally is July 12. Stops include Canton and Massillon.
The 600-plus riders who joined this year’s Cycling the Erie Canal pedaled out of Medina Monday morning, bound for Fairport on ...
Gov. Mike DeWine will attend and speak at Newark's Ohio & Erie Canal Bicentennial Celebration on June 28 at downtown Newark's Canal Market District.
The Miami Canal, which started construction 200 years ago in Middletown, was the “key element in the development” of the city.
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.
The Erie Canal Museum’s 2025 Sloan Lecture Series kicks off on Wednesday, Jan. 15 at 7 p.m. with a virtual talk presented by Brooklyn-based historian and author, Hugh Ryan, titled “How the ...
The Erie Canal shaped Rochester's growth, evolving from an economic engine to a multi-use resource. Without the Erie Canal, Rochester's development would have been vastly different. The canal ...
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 ...