The State Department of Transportation has reopened the 110-year-old lift bridge carrying Route 19 over the Erie Canal in ...

Schenectady welcomed The Seneca Chief to Mohawk Harbor Tuesday. The full-scale replica of the first boat to sail the canal is retracing the historic route from Buffalo to New York City to mark the ...

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 ...

The Erie Canal, completed in 1825, celebrates its 200th anniversary in 2025. Known as one of the most remarkable engineering feats of its time, it transformed early American infrastructure, connecting ...

Over the past 10 months, in commemoration of the Erie Canal’s 200-year anniversary, Wayne County historians have shared the ...

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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 ...

Read Part 1 of this story. A large flotilla of boats, led by New York’s governor, DeWitt Clinton, made the 10-day trip from Buffalo, across the Erie Canal, and down the Hudson River to New York City, ...

The Erie Canal turns 200 this year and a spate of activities are taking place to celebrate, including the Herkimer Marina Festival on Friday, Oct. 10. At the festival, three teams of elementary ...

A new mural at the Camillus Erie Canal Park depicts the Seneca Chief, the first boat to traverse the Erie Canal in 1825. The mural is part of Mural Mania, a project that has created over 80 murals ...