The Erie Canal solidified New York’s reputation as the Empire State, but it also opened up an expressway for invasive species ...

To Haudenosaunee people, the canal represents genocide and ecocide, including the desecration of Onondaga Lake, write ...

The H. Lee White Maritime Museum is pleased to present “The Conception of the Erie Canal” with Derrick Pratt as part of their History Lecture Series scheduled for Wednesday, October ...

In September 1825, the Seneca Chief left Buffalo for Manhattan—a moment that would help transform western New York State into a boomtown. Here’s how to celebrate the bicentennial.

ROME, N.Y. – As the nation celebrates Independence Day, another historical event from July 4 is remembered. On July 4 in 1817, construction began on the Erie Canal in Rome, New York. The original Erie ...

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 ...

The Mohawk Harbor in Schenectady this week welcomed the Seneca Chief to its docks as part of the bicentennial celebration of ...

The 64’6”x22’x9’ steel inland tug Thomas X. Grasso was delivered to the New York Power Authority (NYPA) in July and entered ...

A handcrafted reproduction of the "Seneca Chief" stops in Baldwinsville as part of a multi-city journey marking the Erie ...