Erie Canal bicentennial boat journey includes white pine plantings. Here's why

For members of the Iroquois, or Haudenosaunee, Confederacy, the commemoration in 2025 of the bicentennial of the Erie Canal ...

Historic Erie Canal Boat stops in Schenectady as part of Bicentennial Voyage

The Erie Canal Boat Seneca Chief, a full-scale replica of the vessel that first journeyed from Buffalo to New York City in ...

Erie Canal’s 200th anniversary: How a technological marvel for trade changed the environment forever

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

Scientists to explore bottom of Lake Erie off eastern Erie County

An open house will be held Oct. 11, weather permitting, at the Erie Maritime Museum for the public to learn about an exploration of Lake Erie.
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This Slow-Paced Town In Ohio Is So Affordable, Retirees Say It’s A Dream Come True

Tucked within the verdant embrace of Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Peninsula offers the perfect blend of natural beauty, historic character, and small-town economics that make retirement dreams ...

The Erie Canal built New York. But it came with a cost.

Two centuries on, the Erie Canal’s legacy — engineering marvel, economic catalyst and instrument of displacement — still flows through New York’s history.