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BUFFALO, N.Y. — Residents and visitors gathered at Canalside to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the "Wedding of the Waters," marking the official opening of the Erie Canal and honoring its lasting ...

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 ...

(WDBJ) - On this day in 1825, the Erie Canal opened, providing overland water transportation between the ­­Hudson River and Lake Erie. New York Governor DeWitt Clinton convinced the New York State ...

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 ...

Rome welcomes the replica "Seneca Chief,"Oct. 8, as the vessel traces the 500-mile maiden voyage of the original mini-barge, carrying NY Gov. Clinton to mark the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825. An ...

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 ...

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

The Chandlery has officially opened its doors at Canalside. Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation (ECHDC) recently made ...

Full-scale replica of the 1825 canal boat brings history to life, educating communities about the Erie Canal’s impact and Indigenous heritage.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A tree is planted in Buffalo. It is planted in the brush along the Buffalo River on what used to be Seneca land. The tree is an Eastern White Pine, known to the Haudenosaunee as ...