BROCKPORT, N.Y. – As people from around the country and the world come to Western New York to learn about the historic Erie Canal, the World Canal Conference is celebrating the waterway’s 200th ...

WATERFORD, N.Y. (NEWS10) – This year marks the bicentennial of the opening of the Erie Canal on October 26, 1825 and the 201st consecutive season of navigation along the canal system. Celebrations, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Erie Canal, seen here in Pittsford, N.Y., opened up western regions to trade, immigration and social change. Andre ...

“One of the greatest of its kind in the world,” declared an orator at the project’s inauguration, “celebrating one of the greatest eras in the history of the State.” “Bold in conception,” exhorted the ...

The art exhibition "Erie Canal Celebration," populated with about 60 images by local photographers and artists, opens Sunday afternoon at Kenan House Gallery. Curated by Dennis Stierer, who’s been ...

ERIE, N.Y. — The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor has announced the winners of its 20th Erie Canalway Photo Contest. RELATED: Buffalo celebrates Erie Canal bicentennial with summer send-off at ...

2025 marks the bicentennial of the Erie Canal, and NASA's Earth Observatory commemorated the milestone with a satellite-based image tracing the canal's historic route across New York State. According ...

Betty Hill (Lyons) is a citizen of the Onondaga Nation – Snipe Clan and president of the American Indian Law Alliance. Adam DJ Brett is the operation manager and international research associate for ...

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 ...

This article originally appeared in the Conversation. 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 ...