Initially, the canal was just 4 feet deep and 40 feet wide, but it cut through fields and forests, cliffs and swamps, and ...

Two hundred years ago, the Erie Canal was often derided as a ‘folly.’ Yet the waterway went on to transform the American ...

More than any other historical event, the opening of the Erie Canal, on Oct. 26, 1825, set Chicago on the path to becoming ...

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 and legacy ...

JOHNSTOWN — The Erie Canal was once a big idea, and now another idea is needed to revamp and reimagine the canal system. The Mohawk Valley Regional Economic Development Council met Wednesday, June 13, ...

Over District” gave birth to new churches after the Erie Canal’s creation: Joseph Smith founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, often known as Mormons, in Fayette, New York, in 1830.

The New York State Canal Corp. announced Wednesday that the New York State Canal system will open in phases beginning Friday due to severe weather in the Mohawk Valley. Significant rainfall throughout ...