If you're ready for a break from the trail and want to spend the night, the Canal Side Inn has cozy rooms and a bistro ...

More than any other historical event, the opening of the Erie Canal, on Oct. 26, 1825, set Chicago on the path to becoming ...

This perfect Ohioan trail for bikers and pedestrians connects a variety of areas with shops, eateries, wildlife viewing spots ...

October has been a prolific month for SUNY Distinguished Professor Timothy Frerichs of the State University of New York at ...

When the Edmund Fitzgerald sank, it was up to the crew of the Arthur M. Anderson to go search for survivors. Then, it was up ...

The National Park Scenic Ride serves as the railroad’s signature experience, traversing the entire length of the national park with departures from stations in Independence, Peninsula, and Akron. This ...

Sometimes the most extraordinary culinary experiences are hiding in plain sight, and that’s exactly what you’ll find at Old Canal Smoke House in Chillicothe, Ohio – a brick-faced treasure where prime ...

One particularly harmful invasive species that used the Erie Canal to access the Hudson River is the round goby.

“Slow travel” is trending, and from my experience, there’s nothing slower—or more relaxing—than canal cruising. And it's not just because the average speed is 6 mph. Unlike river cruises, which hop in ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. — When the replica Erie Canal boat Seneca Chief navigates into the Rondout Creek as part of a statewide tour commemorating the 200th anniversary of the opening of the Erie Canal and ...

Explore the past, present and future of the Erie Canal on its bicentennial anniversary. In 1825, the state of New York completed the Erie Canal. Today, the singular historic purpose of the canal has ...