Corn Hill Navigation announced its plans to commemorate the Erie Canal’s 200th anniversary on Wednesday. The event ...

Currently, the designated location at the Commercial Slip Boardwalk, alongside the Erie Canal terminus, is fenced off accordingly. After the project is complete, the 73′ packet boat will be ...

The construction of the replica of Governor DeWitt Clinton’s 73′ packet boat – the boat that traversed the Erie Canal to take part in the Wedding of the Waters ceremony – is considered ...

In 1819, after building three sections of the Erie Canal, Joseph Miller decided to purchase 102 acres of land from Jacob and ...

As the Erie Canal marks 200 years of shaping New York’s identity and economy, Cayuga County is celebrating the milestone with ...

As the bicentennial of the completion of the Erie Canal is celebrated this year, five local historical groups are sharing its ...

On July 4, 1817, a shovel full of dirt, dug in Rome, marked the start of the original Erie Canal. It was officially completed ...

On April 21, 1820, Dewitt Clinton arrived at Clinton Square in Syracuse on the packet boat ... or working on the canal. One such family arrived in Port Byron on the Erie Canal immigrating from ...

The Sam Patch replica 1800s packet boat offers historical ... of Rochester's waterways through guided tours along the Erie Canal, educating students and hosting events that contribute to the ...

It can be said that DeWitt Clinton, governor of New York at the opening of the famed Erie Canal, was a visionary.

A bicentennial anniversary is right around the corner for the Erie Canal.Corn Hill Navigation unveiled its plans, Wednesday, ...