This year’s bicentennial events include a 400-mile bike ride, history tours and canal concerts along one of North America’s ...

The Erie Canal from Waterford to St. Johnsville and the Champlain Canal from Waterford to Fort Edward opened on Saturday.

The Erie Canal Museum in Syracuse is celebrating the bicentennial of the Canal’s completion, highlighting its impact on the country and offering visitors the chance to learn about its ...

Celebrating 200 years of the Erie Canal ...

The exhibit in the Longshed visitor experience center, which opened to the public Friday, gives visitors an immersive look at ...

As part of the celebration to commemorate the Erie Canal Bicentennial, the ECHDC announced on Friday the opening of an ...

WATERFORD — The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor invites New Yorkers to be part of the Erie Canal Bicentennial by taking up the Canalway Challenge in 2025. The free program welcomes ...

Allyn Hess Perry, 86, has lived her entire life in a historic building alongside the Erie Canal in Wayne County, New York. The building, constructed around 1855, served as a grocery store for ...

Workers spend winter on the Erie Canal preparing for its bicentennial navigation season. The New York State Canal System is open to the public May-October each year. But what happens when the ...

Apr 13, 2025 Apr 13, 2025 Updated May 20, 2025 0 As the bicentennial of the completion of the Erie Canal is celebrated this year, five local historical groups are sharing its story in a new book.

The Ella Victoria of Rexford heads out of Erie Canal Lock 7 eastbound on Aug. 17, 2023 on the Mohawk River in Niskayuna. Brian Stratton, director of the New York State Canal Corporation, ...

Through a 10-part weekly series, hourlong original documentary, and vibrant content available to classrooms across New York, Reflections on the Erie Canal will engage and enlighten viewers in ...