Cayuga County-area organizations will take part in a showcase of Erie Canal bicentennial offerings Thursday, Feb. 6, in ...

This year’s festival, which will be held at the Waterford Harbor and Lock E2, will celebrate the opening of the Erie Canal’s ...

The first grant, provided by the New York State Canal Corporation and the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor, will fund ...

The second grant will help welcome the Seneca Chief replica canal boat to the Port of Newark this fall as it makes commemorative bicentennial voyage down the Erie Canal from Buffalo to Albany.

Among the projects, the Jewish Community Center of Greater Buffalo received a $3 million award to support construction of a ...

The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor and the New York State Canal Corporation have released new educational materials ...

A record 88.3 million visits were made to New York State parks, historic sites, campgrounds and trails in 2024.

American railroading began in the Capital District. On December 28, 1825, Schenectady County native (Duanesburg) George Featherstonhaugh (pronounced fen-shaw) ran a newspaper notice announcing the ...

This gallery looks Fairport, NY. Did you know that this village of about 5,000 hosts the largest Erie Canal festival of them all? 200,000 attend each summer!