Erie Canal

State funds have been approved as part of a $300 million effort to expand tourism and economic efforts along the Erie Canal.Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced…

The federal government said no. But New Yorkers rallied anyway and got the job done.

Instead of chopping the State Barge Canal into different sections and perhaps closing some, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is proposing to spend on the canal for…

Twelve images that capture the beauty and character of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor have been selected as winners of the 14th Annual Erie…

The State Canal Corporation is looking for ideas to bring New York's canal system into the 21st century. Created from the original Erie Canal, built more…

The spot where the original western terminus of the Erie Canal was located is now marked with a newly-dedicated plaque. Those dedicating it Wednesday…

Another large building for Canalside appears closer to reality, after the city Zoning Board of Appeals on Wednesday approved a series of waivers to the…

Two of Lockport’s original Erie Canal locks are getting a $1.2 million facelift.There is a set of five fully intact Erie Canal locks in Lockport, numbered…

When you see the giant steel lake freighters that frequent the Buffalo waterfront, it can be hard to remember the Queen City and Great Lakes region were…

In 1825, New York Gov. DeWitt Clinton made his way from Buffalo to New York City along the Erie Canal on the packet boat Seneca Chief. The event, which…