The Erie Canal turns 200 years old this year, but with heavy rainfall delaying the waterway’s opening, some boaters are left ...

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

The Erie Canal had opened in upstate New York in 1825, providing the first navigable waterway linking the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes. The canal ran 363 miles between Albany on the Hudson River ...

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.

The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor has launched the 2025 Canalway Challenge, and invites New Yorkers of all ages and abilities to celebrate the waterway’s bicentennial by participating ...

The Erie Canalway Trail continues to receive high levels of use year after year, according to the newly released Who’s on the Trail 2024: Canalway Trail report from Parks & Trails New York and the New ...

Who’s on the Trail 2024: Canalway Trail estimates that the 360-mile Erie Canalway Trail – running between Albany and Buffalo – receives approximately 3.84 million visits per year. The 60-mile ...

The waterway was a vital lifeline for industry and travel, especially for the towns and communities that were built along the canal and still thrive in today's world, including Fairport ...

PITTSFORD, N.Y. – The Erie Canal’s bicentennial season kicked off in Pittsford on Saturday. It marks the return of Corn Hill Navigation’s two ships, Sam Patch and Mary Jemison, to the Erie ...

“It’ s a wonderful addition to our park as we gear up for the 200th anniversary of the original Erie Canal, which runs through the woods in our park.” The 420-acre park has 13 miles of ...

Cycling over what used to be a railway bridge from Peebles Island at the end of Parks & Trails NY’s eight-day, 400-mile Cycle the Erie ... Ohio Canal National Historical Park for 184.5 miles.

Apr 13, 2025 Apr 13, 2025 Updated May 20, 2025 0 As the bicentennial of the completion of the Erie Canal is celebrated ... and cyclists more than 420 miles from Buffalo to Albany, and is part ...