Two centuries after the Erie Canal was opened with a triumphant boat trip from Buffalo to New York City, a brightly painted replica of the original vessel is retracing the original route. The ...
The Erie Canal, once mocked as “Clinton’s Ditch,” was built 200 years ago by Governor DeWitt Clinton. Now, his five times ...
The Seneca Chief, a replica of the first boat to travel the length of the Erie Canal, arrived in New York City on Sunday, just in time for the canal's 200th birthday.
The Niagara Frontier Antique & Classic Boats’ 46th annual Antique & Classic Boat Show will commemorate the Erie Canal’s bicentennial by showcasing the Buffalo Maritime Center’s Erie Canal Boat Seneca ...
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 ...
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 ...
More than any other historical event, the opening of the Erie Canal, on Oct. 26, 1825, set Chicago on the path to becoming ...
The State Department of Transportation has reopened the 110-year-old lift bridge carrying Route 19 over the Erie Canal in Brockport after a multi-year rehabilitation project. READ MORE: <a href=" ...