The 363-mile-long Erie Canal, which linked farmlands and merchants in remote areas in and around the Great Lakes region with lucrative markets of the Eastern Seaboard, was completed on Oct. 26, 1825 — ...

The Erie Canal Museum will host an event on Saturday, June 7 remembering the Revolutionary War hero, the Marquis de Lafayette, and his 1825 visit through Upstate New York. The Marquis de Lafayette ...

The replica Erie Canal boat Seneca Chief arrived at Mohawk Harbor on Oct. 15, 2025, in Schenectady as part of a 33-day bicentennial voyage from Buffalo to New York Harbor commemorating Gov. DeWitt ...

The Erie Canal, seen here in Pittsford, N.Y., opened up western regions to trade, immigration and social change. Andre Carrotflower via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA Two hundred years ago, on Oct. 26, ...

September 2025 is the bicentennial of the Erie Canal, which opened in 1825 and is recognized for its groundbreaking transformation in travel. Here are some facts about the canal. How deep is the Erie ...

The Central New York community is invited to take a step back in time this weekend to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Erie Canal. The Buffalo Maritime Center’s replica of the Erie Canal Boat ...

The 1825 banquet was laid out on a 170-foot table shaded by a canopy of British flags captured in the Battle of Lake Erie. Lafayette was moved by the accounts of the battle and viewed War of 1812 ...