More than any other historical event, the opening of the Erie Canal, on Oct. 26, 1825, set Chicago on the path to becoming ...

Two hundred years ago, the Erie Canal was often derided as a ‘folly.’ Yet the waterway went on to transform the American ...

The Erie Canal solidified New York’s reputation as the Empire State, but it also opened up an expressway for invasive species ...

The Erie Canal Bicentennial will end this year, commemorating the canal’s history of displacing communities, including the ...

2025 marks the bicentennial of the Erie Canal, and NASA's Earth Observatory commemorated the milestone with a satellite-based ...

American Great Lakes cruise launching in 2026 will make stops in Syracuse, Clayton, Rochester, Niagara Falls and Buffalo ...

Arts, entertainment, film, festivals and more events happening this week in the greater Capital Region from Thursday, Oct. 16 ...

The H. Lee White Maritime Museum is pleased to present “The Conception of the Erie Canal” with Derrick Pratt as part of their History Lecture Series scheduled for Wednesday, October ...

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 ...