LOCKPORT — The Erie Canal changed the landscape, fueled the westward settlement of the United States, and created Lockport. The city will celebrate Erie Canal Bicentennial Week starting Sunday with a ...

This town is a welcoming place to stay for a little outdoor adventure, shopping, or dining, with a friendly, charming, and ...

The mighty ship, immortalized in song by Gordon Lightfoot, sank 50 years ago on Lake Superior. Our reporter spent a week on a Great Lakes freighter that survived the storm.

A replica of the first boat to travel the Erie Canal 200 years ago is retracing the historic voyage from Buffalo to New York ...

Dozens cheered as a wooden canal boat was pulled into Schenectady’s Mohawk Harbor on Tuesday afternoon, marking a stark ...

Schenectady and New York state are celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Erie Canal this month. On Tuesday, Oct. 14, a ...

The Erie Canal is largely quiet now, but when the Seneca Chief set sail for Manhattan from Buffalo, New York, on September 24, 1825, this inaugural voyage heralded a century-long revenue stream.

Buffalo Maritime Center’s replica of the Erie Canal Boat Seneca Chief arrived in Rochester on Sept. 27 for its fourth port stop along its Bicentennial Voyage through the Erie Canal. The 33-day voyage ...

The Monroe County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a body was discovered in the Erie Canal near Great Embankment Park in Pittsford on Wednesday afternoon. Deputies responded around 2:30 p.m. on ...

We get it. There’s always some kind of milestone anniversary happening in Western New York. This region has accumulated centuries of fascinating history and dozens of grand cultural institutions. It’s ...

BROCKPORT, N.Y. – As people from around the country and the world come to Western New York to learn about the historic Erie Canal, the World Canal Conference is celebrating the waterway’s 200th ...

As Mayor Jonathan Taylor attempted to read his welcoming address celebrating the arrival of the Seneca Chief, his microphone ...