Learn about a powerful music festival that brings unheard stories of the Erie Canal to life. The Albany Symphony in partnership with the NYS Canal Corp. is commemorating the Bicentennial of the Erie ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A troupe of modern-day troubadours celebrated the bicentennial of the Erie Canal in a unique way. “Flotsam River Circus,” a circus on the water, performed at Rochester’s Corn Hill ...

Democrat and Chronicle photographer Tina MacIntyre-Yee spent the nice weather months of 2025 on a grand tour along the Erie Canal, on a journey to experience the rhythms and sights of this manmade ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – To celebrate the Erie Canal and its modern day use, the National Park Service and New York State Canal Corporation are challenging people to get outside. The challenge, which is ...

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 ...

The Erie Canal is among the most famous public works projects in history. Constructed to provide cheap transportation, the Erie Canal succeeded and became the linchpin for the settlement of our state.

A scene on the Erie Canal painted in 1842, two decades after the canal opened. BETTMANN/GETTY IMAGES VIA THE CONVERSATION A scene on the Erie Canal painted in 1842, two decades after the canal opened.