GLENVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Two centuries after New York Gov. DeWitt Clinton opened the Erie Canal with a triumphant boat trip from Buffalo to New York City, a brightly painted replica of the vessel is ...

When my friend, Erik, first floated the idea of a self-piloted voyage along the Erie Canal, I did the math. From my apartment ...

The Democrat and Chronicle's reporters and photographers, along with Syracuse University journalism students, examined the ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — In the fall of 1825, John Henry Hopkins traveled from Buffalo to Albany on the Erie Canal just days after the 363-mile waterway had opened. Along the way, the Episcopal minister ...

Bicyclists make their way through downtown Albany on the final day of the 21st annual Cycle the Erie Canal tour on July 14, 2019, in Albany. More than 650 cyclists took part in the ride crossing New ...

Read Part 1 of this story. A large flotilla of boats, led by New York’s governor, DeWitt Clinton, made the 10-day trip from Buffalo, across the Erie Canal, and down the Hudson River to New York City, ...

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. Matthew Bastian is a 62-year ...

Democrat and Chronicle photographer Tina MacIntyre-Yee spent the nice weather months of 2025 on a grand tour along the Erie Canal, on a journey to experience the rhythms and sights of this manmade ...

Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor recently received a grant from the National Park Foundation to expand field trips and classroom learning about the Erie Canal. The grant will bring 5,000 ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The co-founder of a Vermont history museum is traveling New York’s Erie Canal with prints of rarely-seen, nearly 200-year-old artwork of the waterway. Arthur Cohn, director of the ...