Long before airways, highways, and even railways crisscrossed the country, rivers – our great waterways – were used regularly ...

Newark Advocate history columnist Doug Stout of the Licking County Library tells the story of the city's first police marshal ...

Some 200 feet across at the base, the piled stones were largely hauled away after 1823 to build the “Northbank” of the ...

The canal began upon the shores of Lake Erie in Buffalo and traversed about 350 miles east, where it made a sudden southward turn around Troy and emptied into the Hudson River in downtown Albany.

The full-sized replica of the Erie Canal boat “Seneca Chief” is wintering in Lockport’s Flight of Five Locks before it leaves again for Buffalo in May. The Buffalo Maritime Center built the boat ...

Torstar Open Data Team The Torstar Open Data Team is a collaborative of editorial, data and technical staff who work with ...

Whether you’re a local looking for new adventures or a visitor planning your itinerary, we’ve got you covered with our hand-picked selection of must-see attractions and activities. Join us as we delve ...

In July 1830, with the opening of the Ohio Canal from Lake Erie to Newark, the economic future of the town looked promising. The canal promised not just an influx of goods but also of passengers ...

the piled stones were largely hauled away after 1823 to build the “Northbank” of the Licking Reservoir of the Ohio & Erie Canal — what we now call Buckeye Lake. Tens of thousands of ...

Since its formation more than a decade ago, the Sandstone Society of Medina has honored spectacular structures throughout New ...