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 representatives of American Indian Law Alliance.

Upstate New York has some beautiful areas that sit near the Erie Canal. This suburb of Rochester is a great place to go ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

The submission deadline is 4 p.m. Oct. 25. The exhibition will be open from Nov. 4-22 during regular business hours. Original work from adults and youth are requested. For more information visit ...

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

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

The Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation hires a developer for a cruise ship port, the 43North semi-finals begin, a ...