Workers spend winter on the Erie Canal preparing for its bicentennial navigation season. The New York State Canal System is open to the public May-October each year. But what happens when the ...

Some workers found the territory irredeemably harsh ... Everybody Down,” perhaps better known as “Fifteen Miles on the Erie Canal,” offered the country a nostalgic vision of plucky ...

On July 4, 1817, a shovel full of dirt, dug in Rome, marked the start of the original Erie Canal. It was officially completed ...

Numerous volunteers faced chilly winds as they dedicated their time to picking up litter along the Erie Canal Trail.

Work is underway to celebrate and remember the past two centuries of the Erie Canal. The Erie County Historical Commission has been working to prepare for the year ahead. All the preparation is ...

Volunteers will pick up branches and other debris at the 1819 aqueduct site and Old Erie Canal Heritage Park. Work gloves should be brought. For more information, email Craig Williams at 1735james ...

Work will be completed in time for next year’s Erie Canal Bicentennial. Renderings of the visitors experience are available here. "'Waterway of Change' will share the remarkable story of the ...