A scenic fall view of the Erie Canal in Pittsford, New York. “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 public can pick up a free 2026 Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor calendar at some local libraries and visitor ...

PITTSFORD, N.Y. – The Erie Canal’s bicentennial season kicked off in Pittsford on Saturday. It marks the return of Corn Hill Navigation’s two ships, Sam Patch and Mary Jemison, to the Erie Canal. As ...

He worked six summers as a deckhand on Lockport Locks and Erie Canal Cruises tour boats -- helping tourists have a great time, rain or shine. He regaled them with information as they locked through ...

The Emita II, one of the few tour boats on the Erie Canal in central New York, is cruising to new waters in Michigan. Tour boat company Mid-Lakes Navigation, of Skaneateles, sold its 65-foot ...

Thomas Jefferson called the Erie Canal “little short of madness.” He couldn’t have been more wrong. Now, 200 years later, New York’s canalside villages, towns, and cities are celebrating all the ways ...

Fairport, N.Y. — Local officials and state organizations are rolling out a new effort to make the Erie Canal and its trails more accessible. The On the Canalsexcursion program aims create more ...

There’s a lot of time to ponder the past and future of the Erie Canal as the Seneca Chief crawls its way through the channels and locks of the 200-year-old marvel. That’s on purpose, said Brian ...