Two hundred years ago, Syracuse was a small crossroads community with just 250 residents. The quaint village would be transformed into a bustling center of commerce with over 100,000 residents by the ...

The Erie Canal was a transformative public works project in American history. Stretching 351 miles from Albany to Buffalo, ...

The Erie Canal Museum will host an event on Saturday, June 7 remembering the Revolutionary War hero, the Marquis de Lafayette, and his 1825 visit through Upstate New York. The Marquis de Lafayette ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Erie Canal Museum is hosting a guided tour July 24, that offers a unique blend of history, outdoor activity, and local flavor. The 90-minute, five mile tour starts and ends at the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Upstate New York’s Erie Canal offers countless ways to explore its scenic beauty and history. Whether you prefer to walk, bike, ...

WATERVLIET — On Oct. 26, 1825, then-New York Gov. DeWitt Clinton traveled on the Seneca Chief boat and ceremonially poured a keg of Lake Erie water into the Atlantic Ocean. The event, known as the ...

Spencerport, N.Y. — The town of Gates marked the bicentennial anniversary of the Erie Canal with a sold-out historical boat tour from Gates to Spencerport. The event featured insights from local ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. — A replica original Erie Canal barge will stop at the Hudson River Maritime Museum on Oct. 21-22 as part of a 500-mile, 28-stop statewide tour celebrating the opening of the Erie Canal ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Celebrating the Erie Canal. On Saturday, a replica of the Erie Canal boat, “The Seneca Chief,” docked in Rochester as part of its Bicentennial Voyage. On Sept. 24, the Buffalo ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Life on the Erie Canal in the 19th century is being kept alive by a local historian. Victoria Schmitt, a local independent culture historian, has studied the Erie Canal and Rochester ...

Upstate New York’s Erie Canal offers countless ways to explore its scenic beauty and history. Whether you prefer to walk, bike, drive, or even pilot your own boat, there’s something for every kind of ...