The Village of Holley is receiving a grant to enhance the Canalway Trail with bike racks, a repair and charging station, LED lighting, and an enclosed pavilion to support year-round community use, ...

Every May, Rochester, N.Y., turns purple. The hundreds of varieties of lilacs that have been planted in Rochester since the ...

These scenic Ohio nature escapes deliver peaceful views, calm surroundings, and the kind of refreshing change of pace you need.

Fort Stanwix National Monument, a full-scale reconstruction of the original fort built in 1758 by the British, is where you can engage with costumed interpreters and ...

Editor's Note: This content was originally published on The Conversation on 10/15/2025. If you visit the Erie Canal today, you’ll find a tranquil waterway and trail that pass through charming towns ...

Sometimes when you take a photo, you know it’s the one. That was the case with this shot. For the Erie Canal's anniversary project, I spent days kayaking different sections at different times to ...

BROCKPORT, N.Y. — The Erie Canal’s bicentennial season has come to an end. However, several viewers have noticed that the canal’s water hasn’t been drained, even though it’s December. Meghan in ...

WATERFORD, N.Y. (WNYT) – From history to adventure, the Erie Canal has long been a symbol of New York’s heritage – and this time, I decided to experience it in a whole new way: by kayak. In the latest ...

Learn about the history and future of the Ohio and Erie Canal. Dan Rice, longtime president and CEO of the Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition, joins host Ardith Keck ahead of his 2026 retirement to ...

ROME, N.Y. — The Erie Canal, a 363-mile waterway stretching from Lake Erie to the Hudson River, fueled westward expansion and grew the fortunes of cities like Rochester and Buffalo. It was an idea so ...

What was the most significant event in the history of Chicago? The Great Chicago Fire? Wrong. The 1893 World’s Fair? Wrong. The Cubs winning the World Series in 2016? Tempting ... but no. Those don’t ...

Two hundred years ago, on Oct. 26, 1825, New York Gov. DeWitt Clinton boarded a canal boat by the shores of Lake Erie. Amid boisterous festivities, his vessel, the Seneca Chief, embarked from Buffalo, ...