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 ...

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 ...

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

The Erie Canal is turning 200 this year, and the Cayuga County Office of Tourism has announced several events and resources ...

and Buffalo Maritime Center will collaborate to create the replica of Governor DeWitt Clinton’s 1825 Erie Canal packet boat, and construct the vessel at Canalside. Once complete, the packet boat ...

The Hudson River Maritime Museum is planning a year full of programming heading into the spring, summer, and fall. The ...

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

In 1825, the state of New York inaugurated the Erie Canal. Today, the singular historic purpose of the canal has been replaced by a broader significance. Together, the Erie, Champlain, Oswego ...

A boat makes a morning trip through the Erie Canal in Rochester, New York, October 2021. Johnny Milano Former President Thomas Jefferson considered the proposal “little short of madness.” ...