One particularly harmful invasive species that used the Erie Canal to access the Hudson River is the round goby.

This year marks the 200th anniversary of the opening of the Erie Canal, the waterway connecting Lake Erie to the Hudson River, New York City, and the Atlantic Ocean. The canal slashed the time and ...

More than any other historical event, the opening of the Erie Canal, on Oct. 26, 1825, set Chicago on the path to becoming ...

Mules on the towpath along the canal could pull a heavy barge at a clip of 4 miles per hour —far faster than the job of dragging wagons over primitive roads. Boats rushed goods and people between the ...

Pittsford, N.Y. (WHAM) — As he passed through the Rochester area Tuesday via the Erie Canal in his 16-foot flat-bottom, single-engine, 60-horsepower jon boat, Robert Youens said his No. 1 goal is just ...

GEDDES, N.Y. — At the Center of Progress Building at the Great New York State Fair, artists are hard at work. Inside, you'll find a tribute to the 200th anniversary of the Erie Canal made of sand. It ...

“Great Canal Journeys” on Prime Video is turning viewers into setcation travelers, as the long-running British series finds a new audience in the United States. Its mix of history, scenery and quiet ...