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 ...

The Erie Canal is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year, first opening in 1825, and New York State is marking the occasion with the Seneca Chief. A full-scale reproduction of the original Erie ...

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, ...

When the original Erie Canal was built between 1817 and 1825, it was both the longest artificial waterway in North America and its most significant public works project. Since no one had ever ...

COHOES, N.Y. — In its 19th century heyday, the Erie Canal swarmed with pioneers, immigrants and cargo, and was the bustling, fluid gateway that opened up the country’s heartland and the West. When the ...

GLENVILLE, N.Y. — 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 slowly ...

Rome welcomes the replica "Seneca Chief,"Oct. 8, as the vessel traces the 500-mile maiden voyage of the original mini-barge, carrying NY Gov. Clinton to mark the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825. An ...

Seneca Chief stops at Capital Region ports along 33-day journey on Erie Canal from Buffalo to New to New York City to mark waterway's 200th anniversary The replica Erie Canal boat Seneca Chief arrived ...

October 26 is the 200th anniversary of the opening of the canal. Schenectady County said it will host a series of events and commemorations. There is a mural at the Schenectady Amtrak station, called ...

Marion S. Kelsey was the last person to pilot a boat across the Erie Canal's Rochester aqueduct in 1919. He spent 50 years piloting boats on the canal, with his favorite vessel being the steam packet ...

The original Seneca Chief played a pivotal role in the Erie Canal’s inauguration on Oct. 26, 1825, when Governor DeWitt Clinton embarked from Buffalo on a journey to New York City. A full-scale ...

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 ...