Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A large boat heads from Erie Canal Lock No. 5 to Lock No. 4 on Thursday in Waterford. Two centuries on, the Erie Canal's legacy - ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Upstate New York’s Erie Canal offers countless ways to explore its scenic beauty and history. Whether you prefer to walk, bike, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

I recently read “The Mohawk” by Codman Hislop,  who taught American Civilization at Union College in Schenectady, New York.

Hello! I'm covering Niagara County for 7 News WKBW. If you have a story idea, please email me at Taylor.Anthony@wkbw.com LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WKBW) — The Erie Canal is celebrating 200 years this year. In ...

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GLENVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Two centuries after New York Gov. DeWitt Clinton opened the Erie Canal with a triumphant boat trip from Buffalo to New York City, a brightly painted replica of the vessel is ...

FONDA, N.Y. — More than 200 people gathered to celebrate the bicentennial of the Erie Canal, a pivotal piece of American history, by paddling nine scenic miles of the Mohawk River from Fonda to Port ...

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 ...

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 ...