When the original Erie Canal was built between 1817 and 1825, it was both the longest artificial waterway in North America and its most significant public works project. Since no one had ever ...

Upstate New York’s Erie Canal offers countless ways to explore its scenic beauty and history. Whether you prefer to walk, bike, drive, or even pilot your own boat, there’s something for every kind of ...

ROME, N.Y. – As the nation celebrates Independence Day, another historical event from July 4 is remembered. On July 4 in 1817, construction began on the Erie Canal in Rome, New York. The original Erie ...

The Erie Canal is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year, first opening in 1825, and New York State is marking the occasion with the Seneca Chief. A full-scale reproduction of the original Erie ...

The 363-mile-long Erie Canal, which linked farmlands and merchants in remote areas in and around the Great Lakes region with lucrative markets of the Eastern Seaboard, was completed on Oct. 26, 1825 — ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Matthew Smith, Miami University (THE CONVERSATION) Two hundred years ago, on Oct. 26, ...

ROME, N.Y. — The Erie Canal, a 363-mile waterway stretching from Lake Erie to the Hudson River, fueled westward expansion and grew the fortunes of cities like Rochester and Buffalo. It was an idea so ...

Marion S. Kelsey was the last person to pilot a boat across the Erie Canal's Rochester aqueduct in 1919. He spent 50 years piloting boats on the canal, with his favorite vessel being the steam packet ...

Rome welcomes the replica "Seneca Chief,"Oct. 8, as the vessel traces the 500-mile maiden voyage of the original mini-barge, carrying NY Gov. Clinton to mark the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825. An ...

When my friend, Erik, first floated the idea of a self-piloted voyage along the Erie Canal, I did the math. From my apartment in Rochester, New York, I can drive west to the town of Spencerport in 21 ...

The historic Erie Canal's bicentennial was celebrated in style during 2025 in cities, towns and villages along the roughly 350-mile long waterway connecting Lake Erie and Buffalo to the Hudson River ...