Initially, the canal was just 4 feet deep and 40 feet wide, but it cut through fields and forests, cliffs and swamps, and ...

The Mohawk Valley Institute for Learning in Retirement traditionally hosts a series featuring guest speakers every fall and ...

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

The Erie Canal, a 363-mile waterway stretching from Lake Erie to the Hudson River, fueled westward expansion and grew the fortunes of cities like Rochester and Buffalo. It was an idea so audacious ...

Today, the town is ground zero for Erie Canal history, and cyclists can pop into the Locks District Museum or the Erie Canal ...

ON a crisp October morning in 1825, Governor DeWitt Clinton of New York stood aboard a ceremonial boat at the head of a grand ...

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

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

On Oct. 26, 1825, the Erie Canal, the United States' first man-made waterway, was opened, linking the Great Lakes and ...

July 24 marked the 200th anniversary of the completion of the Erie Canal. Something widely considered to be one of the greatest engineering achievements of it's time, the Erie Canal stretches 363 ...

Stay in the heart of downtown at the Marriott Syracuse Downtown, a beautifully restored 1920s landmark that blends historic charm with modern comfort. Dig into legendary ribs, wings, and brisket at ...

The superhighway of its day, the Erie Canal helped connect the eastern part of the nation with the West. This was a boon to ...