As you well know by now, 2025 is the bicentennial of the official opening of the Erie Canal. Many people do not realize that there are canals in the Town ...

As the Erie Canal marks its 200 th year since its full operation between Lake Erie and the Hudson River, the Democrat and ...

Goat grazing has become popular because goats can navigate the steep terrain, eradicate poison ivy, and leave behind natural ...

Inside Lock 11 on the Erie Canal in Amsterdam, New York, the metal-on-metal grinding of gears signalled the closing of the gate behind us. With our teal kayaks lined up along the walls of the lock ...

Fairport, N.Y. — Monroe County is celebrating two centuries of the waterway that put Rochester on the map. It was opening day Friday on the Erie Canal, which is marking its 200th anniversary.

FAIRPORT, N.Y. – The Erie Canal, once a vital commercial waterway, has transformed into a hub for outdoor recreation. News10NBC’s Brett Davidsen is familiar with the trails and even rode his ...

Fairport, N.Y. (WHAM) — A new chapter has made the historic Erie Canal more accessible. Carla MacDougall and her daughter, Anna, spent a day in Fairport kayaking on the Erie Canal. It's a ...

The Erie Canal turns 200 years old this year, but with heavy rainfall delaying the waterway’s opening, some boaters are left adrift – not that they are too upset about it.

Apr 13, 2025 Apr 13, 2025 Updated May 20, 2025 0 As the bicentennial of the completion of the Erie Canal is celebrated this year, five local historical groups are sharing its story in a new book ...

The Erie Canal, a major achievement in transportation infrastructure that connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean and ignited American economic development, was completed on this day in ...

The Erie Canal The Seymourites. Share full article. Oct. 27, 1862. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from October 27, 1862, Page 4 Buy Reprints.

By 1825, the Erie Canal spanned 363 miles, combining natural waterways—rivers and lakes—with man-made channels. Advertisement The original canal measured just four feet deep and 40 feet wide.