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 ...
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 ...
The newly opened “Waterway of Change: Complex Legacies of the Erie Canal,” at Canalside in Buffalo commemorates the Erie Canal Bicentennial. The engaging new visitor experience, a 2,900-square-foot ...
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 ...
Construction of the Ohio & Erie Canal through eastern Ohio began in 1825. In Tuscarawas County, work on the waterway began in 1827. Opening of the canal helped to double the price for wheat and led to ...
When my friend, Erik, first floated the idea of a self-piloted voyage along the Erie Canal, I did the math. From my apartment in Rochester, New York, I can drive west to the town of Spencerport in 21 ...
Upstate New York’s Erie Canal offers countless ways to explore its scenic beauty and history. Whether you prefer to walk, bike, drive, or even pilot your own boat, there’s something for every kind of ...
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 ...
It might seem a stretch to connect an old building on the waterway that bisects Sturgeon Bay with one of the most famous and lengthy canals in the world, but a July 24 program sponsored by the ...
He worked six summers as a deckhand on Lockport Locks and Erie Canal Cruises tour boats -- helping tourists have a great time, rain or shine. He regaled them with information as they locked through ...
Democrat and Chronicle photographer Tina MacIntyre-Yee spent the nice weather months of 2025 on a grand tour along the Erie Canal, on a journey to experience the rhythms and sights of this manmade ...
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 ...