The Erie Canal is turning 200 this year, and the Cayuga County Office of Tourism has announced several events and resources for celebrating the waterway’s bicentennial.

As the Erie Canal marks 200 years of shaping New York’s identity and economy, Cayuga County is celebrating the milestone with ...

The annual eight-day Parks & Trails Cycle the Erie Canalway bike tour from Buffalo to Albany is 400 miles and 400 years of history but this year’s ride July 12-20, 2025 is particularly special because ...

The redevelopment of Summit Lake’s North Shore includes creating picnic areas; a fishing pier and boardwalk; a covered ...

Lyons Erie Canalway Cleansweep is scheduled for 9 a.m. to noon April 19 along the Erie Canal in this Wayne County town.

The public is invited to a Lyons Heritage Society program at 6 p.m. April 14 about the building of the Barge Canal in the Wayne County community.

Grand Lake St. Marys was dug in the 1800s by Irish and German immigrants who were paid 30 cents a day and a jigger of whiskey ...

The Erie Canal, New York's most important waterway, turns 200 this year. Experts and enthusiasts will gather for a public ...

According to the NYS Department of Transportation, the I-490 bridges over the Erie Canal and Kreag Road will be impacted by these closures. I-490 westbound will be reduced to one lane, and the ...

With hurricane season about two months away, Manatee County officials are pumping an extra $2 million into efforts to clean up the county’s canal system and ... sections of Erie Road after ...

In the 1800s, William “Boss” Tweed controlled elections, patronage, and government contracts in New York City. Tweed famously stated, “I don’t care who does the electing, so long as I get ...

One such family arrived in Port Byron on the Erie Canal immigrating from Wales. Our ancestors were not simply born, married and deceased; their lives were interwoven with the lives of others ...