Explore the 300-mile route through Upstate New York by foot, bike, boat or car with attractions just steps from the water.

The public can pick up a free 2026 Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor calendar at some local libraries and visitor ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Life on the Erie Canal in the 19th century is being kept alive by a local historian. Victoria Schmitt, a local independent culture historian, has studied the Erie Canal and Rochester ...

This article originally appeared in the Conversation. Two hundred years ago, on Oct. 26, 1825, New York Gov. DeWitt Clinton boarded a canal boat by the shores of Lake Erie. Amid boisterous festivities ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Residents and visitors gathered at Canalside to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the "Wedding of the Waters," marking the official opening of the Erie Canal and honoring its lasting ...

Schenectady County will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Erie Canal with a special stop by the Seneca Chief, a full-scale replica of the first canal boat to travel the historic route. The boat ...

GLENVILLE, N.Y. — Two centuries after New York Gov. DeWitt Clinton opened the Erie Canal with a triumphant boat trip from Buffalo to New York City, a brightly painted replica of the vessel is slowly ...

The Erie Canal Bicentennial celebration marking the 200th anniversary of the initial voyage of the historic canal boat Seneca Chief is on its way to Schenectady. A replica of the boat that carried ...

ERIE, N.Y. — The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor has announced the winners of its 20th Erie Canalway Photo Contest. RELATED: Buffalo celebrates Erie Canal bicentennial with summer send-off at ...

The Erie Canal Artisan Festival is a first-of-its-kind three-day event that will celebrate art, culture, and history. Slated for Sept. 26 to 28, across the canalside towns of Medina, Albion and Holley ...

Hello! I'm covering Niagara County for 7 News WKBW. If you have a story idea, please email me at [email protected] LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WKBW) — The Erie Canal is celebrating 200 years this year. In ...

The Erie Canal Artisan Festival is a first-of-its-kind three-day event that will celebrate art, culture, and history. Slated for Sept. 26 to 28, across the canalside towns of Medina, Albion and Holley ...