As the Erie Canal marks its 200 th year since its full operation between Lake Erie and the Hudson River, the Democrat and Chronicle will commemorate the milestone with stories and photographs ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Erie Canal Museum’s 39th annual Gingerbread Gallery opened to the public on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024. The second floor of the Museum has been transformed into a 19th century canal town adorned in ...

This article originally appeared in the Conversation. Two hundred years ago, on Oct. 26, 1825, New York Gov. DeWitt Clinton boarded a canal boat by the shores of Lake Erie. Amid boisterous festivities ...

Two centuries later, the canal is still one of the greatest engineering feats in American history. 2025 marks the bicentennial of the Erie Canal, and NASA's Earth Observatory commemorated the ...

PITTSFORD, N.Y. – The Erie Canal song, famously known for its lyrics about a mule named Sal and 15 miles on the canal, has a rich history that many may not know. News10NBC’s Erin Mahon explored the ...

“I’ve got a mule, and her name is Sal, Fifteen years on the Erie Canal … Low bridge, everybody down.” It was a popular song we sang in music class in Martin Luther School when I was growing up in ...

Discover the magic of a New York canal cruise on the iconic Erie Canal. Slow travel back to 1817, when construction began on a waterway to connect the Hudson River with Lake Erie. Just eight years ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Matthew Smith, Miami University (THE CONVERSATION) Two hundred years ago, on Oct. 26, ...