Explore the 300-mile route through Upstate New York by foot, bike, boat or car with attractions just steps from the water.

Artists share unique photographic perspectives on the Erie Canal’s history and legacy. Three artists-in-residence use photography to explore the Erie Canal’s bicentennial, connecting past and present ...

A visit to the Finger Lakes is essential for every New York connoisseur, and one adorable town by the Erie Canal is a ...

September 2025 is the bicentennial of the Erie Canal, which opened in 1825 and is recognized for its groundbreaking transformation in travel. Here are some facts about the canal. How deep is the Erie ...

The Erie Canal Artisan Festival is a first-of-its-kind three-day event that will celebrate art, culture, and history. Slated for Sept. 26 to 28, across the canalside towns of Medina, Albion and Holley ...

A new mural at the Camillus Erie Canal Park depicts the Seneca Chief, the first boat to traverse the Erie Canal in 1825. The mural is part of Mural Mania, a project that has created over 80 murals ...

(WDBJ) - On this day in 1825, the Erie Canal opened, providing overland water transportation between the ­­Hudson River and Lake Erie. New York Governor DeWitt Clinton convinced the New York State ...

Honoring 200 years of the Erie Canal’s history and legacy. New York State marks 200 years of the Erie Canal! Explore its rich history and legacy with Rebecca Hughes and Jackie Schillinger of the NYS ...

“I’ve got a mule, and her name is Sal, Fifteen years on the Erie Canal … Low bridge, everybody down.” It was a popular song we sang in music class in Martin Luther School when I was growing up in ...

Seneca Falls, N.Y. — Convention Days 2025: Ripples of Reform is underway at the Women’s Rights National Historical Park, marking the historic 1848 women’s rights convention and the 200th anniversary ...

The Erie Canal displaced Haudenosaunee communities, attracted Irish immigrant laborers, ferried escaped slaves to freedom and transformed Buffalo from a sleepy lakeside outpost to an industrial ...

The Erie Canal Museum will host a Bikes, Beers & Barges guided cycling tour tomorrow, July 24, at 6 p.m. Tickets are $20, and you can register online. The 90-minute, 5-mile guided tour will take ...