Success may have many fathers, but the Erie Canal, 200 years old this fall, owes its success to at least one mother: Mother Nature. When the last great glacier melted in this region, it left behind an ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The newly opened “Waterway of Change: Complex Legacies of the Erie Canal,” at Canalside in Buffalo commemorates the Erie Canal ...

ROME, N.Y. – As the nation celebrates Independence Day, another historical event from July 4 is remembered. On July 4 in 1817, construction began on the Erie Canal in Rome, New York. The original Erie ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — As we make our way through 2026, we will shine a light on facets of our community that contribute to an Amazing America. We start this series with a transformative waterway that ...

As the 200th anniversary of the Erie Canal approaches on Oct. 26, organizers are seeking to temper the celebration with an acknowledgment of the waterway’s displacement of Native American communities.

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 ...

People in Le Roy may not realize that the Erie Canal, in Brockport, had strong ties with the community of Le Roy and the Le Roy family. On July 4, 1817, in Rome, N.Y., the first shovel of dirt was dug ...