7 Ways to Celebrate the Erie Canal's 200th Birthday When construction began in 1817, the proposed 339-mile-long Erie Canal connecting the Hudson River at Albany, New York, to Lake Erie at Buffalo ...

The Erie Canal, a major achievement in transportation infrastructure that connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean and ignited American economic development, was completed on this day in ...

The replica of the Erie Canal Boat, Seneca Chief, built within the Longshed at Canalside over the course of four years, is off to the next leg of its journey. On Tuesday, May 7 at around 11am ...

Voters in Madison County and other places around Illinois will be asked whether a new state should be formed out of downstate ...

The Riverie, Sam Patch, and Colonial Belle embarked on a collective journey along the Erie Canal Wednesday. The flotilla ...

WCC 2025 marks the Bicentennial of the opening of the original Erie Canal. Buffalo’s vital role in the creation of the Erie Canal will soon be on full display for the world, as this city plays ...

Almost 200 years ago, the Erie Canal started transforming New York State. This extraordinary accomplishment will be discussed by Dr. Gary Emerson in“200 Years on the Erie Canal.” It’s set for 7 p.m.

Illinois And Michigan Canal State Trail (61.5 mi ... by lakes and is often considered the premier bike city east of California. The trails connect the downtown to the university and all the ...

Only one has too many storylines to put into an article. I'll give you a few of them between Illinois and Michigan. A nationally televised game on CBS with the music we all know and love—picture ...

WATERFORD, N.Y. (NEWS10) – The 2024 navigation season for recreational vessels to operate on the New York State Canal System ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 54-year-old man was rescued by City of Tonawanda Police after he fell off a bridge and into the Erie Canal Thursday night, police said Friday. Police were called after ...