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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 ...

The Environmental Protection Agency is investigating after a barge carrying toxic sludge from Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal Superfund site sank back into the water, officials said Wednesday. The barge ...

For as long as there have been maps of Florida, there have been men who have looked at them and thought: "Gee, it sure would be nice not to have to go all the way around." Enter the Cross Florida ...

A large pedestrian bridge bound for Buffalo is traveling across New York via barge on the Erie Canal this week. And by the weekend, it should be moving through Monroe County. For the last week, the ...

Concrete doesn’t sound like the best material for the hull of a barge. The mixture of crushed rock and cement is heavier than wood, especially when molded around a steel mesh skeleton. Concrete is ...