The Erie Canal is a waterway that not only played a pivotal role in New York's economic development, but expansion of the country westward.

The Jackson family of Altamont claimed one of 15 top prizes awarded in the raffle, which commemorated the Erie Canal ...

While much of the infrastructure of the Erie Canal era is preserved and documented, the lifeblood of the canal — the mules and hoggees — is quickly becoming erased. Boaters ...

HALFMOON, N.Y. — The Town of Halfmoon will host a special community celebration on Saturday, Aug. 16, at 3 p.m., at Halfmoon Town Park, located at 162 Route 236, to mark the 200th anniversary of the ...

GLENVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Two centuries after New York Gov. DeWitt Clinton opened the Erie Canal with a triumphant boat trip from Buffalo to New York City, a brightly painted replica of the vessel is ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Residents and visitors gathered at Canalside to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the "Wedding of the Waters," marking the official opening of the Erie Canal and honoring its lasting ...

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 ...

Two hundred years ago, on Oct. 26, 1825, New York Gov. DeWitt Clinton boarded a canal boat by the shores of Lake Erie. Amid boisterous festivities, his vessel, the Seneca Chief, embarked from Buffalo, ...

Staten Island and New Berlin residents received lump sum payments after taxes from a special commemorative drawing that selected 15 winners statewide.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Life on the Erie Canal in the 19th century is being kept alive by a local historian. Victoria Schmitt, a local independent culture historian, has studied the Erie Canal and Rochester ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A tree is planted in Buffalo. It is planted in the brush along the Buffalo River on what used to be Seneca land. The tree is an Eastern White Pine, known to the Haudenosaunee as ...

A male is in custody after hiding from police in woods and brush near the Erie Canal after being stopped by a Gates police ...