An excerpt from David B. Williams and Jennifer Ott’s new book, “Seattle’s Locks and Ship Canal: A History and Guide,” ...

The Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the Indigenous nations that the French called the Iroquois, engaged in canoe-based trade ...

Sometimes when you take a photo, you know it’s the one. That was the case with this shot. For the Erie Canal's anniversary project, I spent days kayaking different sections at different times to ...

BROCKPORT, N.Y. — The Erie Canal’s bicentennial season has come to an end. However, several viewers have noticed that the canal’s water hasn’t been drained, even though it’s December. Meghan in ...

The "Christmas at the Canal" event will take place on Saturday, Dec. 6, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Activities include visiting Santa, watching historic craft demonstrations, and touring the Canal Museum.

The Erie area received slightly below the normal historical average amount of total snowfall for November, according to the National Weather Service's monthly data report. According to the report, ...

An environmental crisis is unfolding in Lake Erie, where plastic pollution has increased dramatically over the past decade despite widespread conservation efforts – a paradox that left Today in Ohio ...

Upstate New York’s Erie Canal offers countless ways to explore its scenic beauty and history. Whether you prefer to walk, bike, drive, or even pilot your own boat, there’s something for every kind of ...

A beloved Syracuse holiday tradition celebrates its 40 th anniversary beginning on Friday. The Erie Canal Museum’s annual Gingerbread Gallery, which transforms the museum into a festive 19th-century ...

This year marks the 200th anniversary of the opening of the Erie Canal, the waterway connecting Lake Erie to the Hudson River, New York City, and the Atlantic Ocean. The canal slashed the time and ...

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 ...

Posted: November 10, 2025 | Last updated: November 10, 2025 The State Department of Transportation has reopened the 110-year-old lift bridge carrying Route 19 over the Erie Canal in Brockport after a ...