Initially, the canal was just 4 feet deep and 40 feet wide, but it cut through fields and forests, cliffs and swamps, and ...
On Oct. 26, 1825, the Erie Canal, the United States' first man-made waterway, was opened, linking the Great Lakes and ...
Buffalo celebrated the “Wedding of the Waters” with history, heritage, and a surprise visitor from out of state.
The Seneca Chief moves at 19th-century speed — it took about five hours to travel the roughly 18 miles between Amsterdam and ...
The event featured the unveiling of a historic marker and special presentations highlighting the canal’s history and its influence on the region’s development.
Two hundred years ago, on Oct. 26, 1825, New York Gov. DeWitt Clinton boarded a canal boat by the shores of Lake Erie. Amid ...
The Holland Land Company owned this area of WNY and through their resident land agent, Joseph Ellicott, pushed for moving the canal concept inland. Ellicott’s idea was to have it ...
This perfect Ohioan trail for bikers and pedestrians connects a variety of areas with shops, eateries, wildlife viewing spots ...