A Necropolis is a mere depository for dead bodies,” Douglass wrote. “Green-Wood,” on the other hand, implied “verdure, shade, ...

Built in the mid-nineteenth century, the Black River Canal served as the headwaters of the Erie Canal, right in the ...

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 is called the “Canalway ...

The original route spanned 363 miles. From its beginning on the upper Hudson River near Albany, the canal snaked west through the Mohawk Valley region until it reached Buffalo and Lake Erie.

CAPITAL REGION, NY (WRGB) — The Canal Corporation alerted mariners Saturday that Erie Canal Lock E-7 in Vischer Ferry is closed to navigation due to high water levels from recent heavy rainfall.

The Erie Canal in Waterford is finally back open for boaters. As NewsChannel 13 has been reporting, flooding and debris ...

and those epic journeys mirror the epic nature of the canal.” She noted that the Erie connects to more than 500 miles of continuously navigable waterway via the Champlain, Oswego and Cayuga ...

If ever I were to build a canal across the entire state, I’d select the same day they chose to begin the Erie Canal. Just ...