If you visit the Erie Canal today, you’ll find a tranquil waterway and trail that pass through charming towns and forests, a place where hikers, cyclists, kayakers, bird-watchers and other visitors ...

Schenectady and New York state are celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Erie Canal this month. On Tuesday, Oct. 14, a replica of the Seneca Chief, the historic packet boat that carried Gov. DeWitt ...

OSWEGO — The H. Lee White Maritime Museum will present “The Conception of the Erie Canal” with Derrick Pratt as part of its History Lecture Series Oct. 22 at 6 p.m. at the museum on the West First ...

In the 1820s, crews digging the Erie Canal through New York State discovered a seam of fine-grained red sandstone near Medina, a tiny village about 40 miles from Buffalo, the canal’s western terminus.

The replica "Seneca Chief" celebrates 200th birthday of the Erie Canal by floating in the footsteps of original 500-mile voyage by NY Gov. Clinton from Buffalo to NYC Harbor, arriving Oct. 26, 1825 ...

Betty Hill (Lyons) is a citizen of the Onondaga Nation – Snipe Clan and president of the American Indian Law Alliance. Adam DJ Brett is the operation manager and international research associate for ...

The Central New York community is invited to take a step back in time this weekend to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Erie Canal. The Buffalo Maritime Center’s replica of the Erie Canal Boat ...

Two centuries later, the canal is still one of the greatest engineering feats in American history. 2025 marks the bicentennial of the Erie Canal, and NASA's Earth Observatory commemorated the ...

Buffalo Maritime Center’s replica of the Erie Canal Boat Seneca Chief arrived in Rochester on Sept. 27 for its fourth port stop along its Bicentennial Voyage through the Erie Canal. The 33-day voyage ...

Posted: September 29, 2025 | Last updated: September 29, 2025 A longtime advocate in preserving the Erie Canal is being honored with a new vessel taking on the historic waterway. A tugboat was ...

As the 200th anniversary of the Erie Canal approaches on Oct. 26, organizers are seeking to temper the celebration with an acknowledgment of the waterway’s displacement of Native American communities.