Apr 13, 2025 Apr 13, 2025 Updated Jul 9, 2025 0 As the bicentennial of the completion of the Erie Canal is celebrated this year, five local historical groups are sharing its story in a new book.

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 ...

LYONS, N.Y. – The Erie Canal opened 200 years ago and one of the reasons why it continues to work today is the work that happens out of view. Chief Investigative Reporter Berkeley Brean got access to ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – 200 years ago this month, the Erie Canal officially opened. In October 1825, Governor DeWitt Clinton traveled the entire canal and poured water from Lake Erie into the harbor of New ...