Canadian writer Dan Rubinstein lashed camping gear to his stand-up paddleboard and embarked on an improbable solo voyage that would take him more than 1,200 miles on ...

Reefs are abundant in the lake's western basin. The Coast Guard is still working to remove the Goodtime I, which became stuck ...

Around 50 participants spent Friday rappelling 529 feet down the side of Seneca One Tower as part of Over the Edge, an annual ...

Why would Governor De Witt Clinton take the risk in building a 363-mile canal, nearly ten times the length of any existing Canal in the fledgling United States, to wed the waters of Lake Erie with the ...

The Erie Canal Bicentennial Festival is gearing up to celebrate New York's canal-side communities with a week full of events.

Embarking on a thrilling bike adventure along the Empire State Trail from Albany to Manhattan, exploring the Hudson Valley's ...

Executive director of Erie Canal Museum is ready for its moment in the sun: the bicentennial of the canal's opening.

As the New York State Canal System celebrates its bicentennial year, the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor and the New ...

A. The 27-mile-long Middlesex Canal in Massachusetts. It was in use in 1803 and was one of the first canals built in America.

The newly opened “Waterway of Change: Complex Legacies of the Erie Canal,” at Canalside in Buffalo commemorates the Erie Canal Bicentennial. The engaging new visitor experience, a 2,900-square ...

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 ...