BROCKPORT, N.Y. – As people from around the country and the world come to Western New York to learn about the historic Erie Canal, the World Canal Conference is celebrating the waterway’s 200th ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Erie Canal, seen here in Pittsford, N.Y., opened up western regions to trade, immigration and social change. Andre ...

WATERFORD, N.Y. (NEWS10) – This year marks the bicentennial of the opening of the Erie Canal on October 26, 1825 and the 201st consecutive season of navigation along the canal system. Celebrations, ...

The art exhibition "Erie Canal Celebration," populated with about 60 images by local photographers and artists, opens Sunday afternoon at Kenan House Gallery. Curated by Dennis Stierer, who’s been ...

Explore the past, present and future of the Erie Canal on its bicentennial anniversary. In 1825, the state of New York completed the Erie Canal. Today, the singular historic purpose of the canal has ...

When my friend, Erik, first floated the idea of a self-piloted voyage along the Erie Canal, I did the math. From my apartment in Rochester, New York, I can drive west to the town of Spencerport in 21 ...

Betty Hill (Lyons) is a citizen of the Onondaga Nation – Snipe Clan and president of the American Indian Law Alliance. Adam DJ Brett is the operation manager and international research associate for ...

2025 marks the bicentennial of the Erie Canal, and NASA's Earth Observatory commemorated the milestone with a satellite-based image tracing the canal's historic route across New York State. According ...

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 ...