The five newest National Recreation Trails in six states add nearly 400 miles to the network of more than 1,300 trails.

The newly opened “Waterway of Change: Complex Legacies of the Erie Canal,” at Canalside in Buffalo commemorates the Erie Canal Bicentennial. The engaging new visitor experience, a 2,900-square ...

One of America’s great early engineering achievements, the Erie Canal was completed in 1825 and ensured New York City’s place as the economic capital of the country. Here are 14 facts you ...

WATERFORD, N.Y. — The Erie Canal officially began its bicentennial season this week, celebrating the 201st consecutive season of navigation. Local and state officials, as well as supporters of ...

An angler out chasing walleye on Lake Erie May 21 landed a surprise 53½-inch, 42-pound muskie. “It’s a muskellunge, but I would call it an alligator,” Harborcreek Township's Scott Bielanin ...

The region’s fishing industry began to collapse in the 1950s, paralyzing towns and Indigenous communities on every shoreline. By 1960, the annual Great Lakes catch, once around 15 million pounds ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Erie Canal System will kick off its bicentennial season on Friday when it reopens to boats. There will be events throughout the summer to celebrate the canal’s history ...

The state is delaying the opening of the Erie Canal, ... food and drinks, live music, boat rides, kayak tours, walking tours, a fishing clinic and more. For Related Stories: Rain Erie Canal Weather.

The two-story red brick building, constructed by 1855 along the original Erie Canal, has stood for 200 years. It has been a home, a store, a saloon, and a beloved community landmark. Perry has ...

A boat makes a morning trip through the Erie Canal in Rochester, New York, October 2021. Johnny Milano Former President Thomas Jefferson considered the proposal “little short of madness.” The ...

Flotsam River Circus will be traveling the entire length of the Erie Canal and Hudson River. While making the trek they will be doing performances in dozens of towns spanning from Buffalo to NYC .

- The impact of the Erie Canal started long before the Erie Canal. - As a technological marvel, the Erie Canal is revolutionary. It's also incredibly integral to Black life.