Sunday marked the 200th anniversary of the Erie Canal, and Fairport residents celebrated with a proper birthday party ...

Two longtime Erie Canal enthusiasts will celebrate the waterway's bicentennial with music and memories this weekend in Port Byron. The Canal Society of New York State will present "Two Canal Guys," ...

“I’ve got a mule, and her name is Sal, Fifteen years on the Erie Canal … Low bridge, everybody down.” It was a popular song we sang in music class in Martin Luther School when I was growing up in ...

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 ...

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.

WATERFORD — The Waterford Historical Museum and Cultural Center, 2 Museum Lane, will celebrate the Erie Canal’s 200th anniversary with an exhibit, titled “Always Know Your Pal,” that shares the ...

Buffalo celebrated the “Wedding of the Waters” with history, heritage, and a surprise visitor from out of state.

The Mohawk Harbor in Schenectady this week welcomed the Seneca Chief to its docks as part of the bicentennial celebration of ...

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