In September 1825, the Seneca Chief left Buffalo for Manhattan—a moment that would help transform western New York State into ...

October 26 is the 200th anniversary of the opening of the canal. Schenectady County said it will host a series of events and ...

HALFMOON, N.Y. — The Town of Halfmoon will host a special community celebration on Saturday, Aug. 16, at 3 p.m., at Halfmoon Town Park, located at 162 Route 236, to mark the 200th anniversary of the ...

A handcrafted replica of the Seneca Chief — the boat that led the Erie Canal’s first voyage 200 years ago — will dock in ...

This year marks the bicentennial of the Erie Canal. Between 1825 and 2025, there is much local history to share about a ...

There were rain showers and then humidity, but it didn't deter 300 people from across New York and other states to help celebrate the Erie Canal's 200th anniversary. They took part in a 2.7 mile ...

As the Erie Canal marks its 200 th year since its full operation between Lake Erie and the Hudson River, the Democrat and Chronicle will commemorate the milestone with stories and photographs ...

The Erie Canal changed the political and social fabric of a young American nation, not unlike the times we find ourselves in today. Historian Carol Sheriff explores many of those cultural themes in ...

Recently I decided to take a look at some places to hike around Northeast Ohio with my dog Sebastian. I used AllTrails - a ...

The Erie Canal opened in 1825, and this summer from Albany to Buffalo there have been celebrations of this milestone in American history. From concerts to museum exhibits, upstate New York has been ...

This kind of fits with our yearlong look at all things canal, I hope. In past articles, I have written about how the route of the Erie Canal was changed in the village of Port Byron in 1857-58 during ...