The Erie Canal Museum is commemorating the final year of the Erie Canal Bicentennial in 2025 and has an exciting year of programming on the horizon to explore the last 200 years of Erie Canal history ...

The Erie Canal, a major achievement in transportation infrastructure that connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean and ignited American economic development, was completed on this day in ...

Upstate New York’s Erie Canal offers countless ways to explore its scenic beauty and history. Whether you prefer to walk, bike, drive, or even pilot your own boat, there’s something for every kind of ...

For close to a month, President-elect Donald Trump has warned that the Panamanian government needs to reduce the shipping rates and fees placed on U.S.-based vessels going through the Panama Canal, ...

WATERFORD, N.Y. >> As a youngster, Schuylerville resident David Mathis didn’t get much sympathy when it came time to mow the lawn on hot summer afternoons. His grandfather, Leon, would regale him with ...

PORTAGE - It was a warm, sunny day in early April, and one of the first warm days of spring when my friend Bob and I went for a run alongside the Portage Canal, or at least as close as we could. Our ...

TAMPA Fla. (Reuters) - The 100th anniversary of the opening of the Panama Canal, hailed at the time as one of the world's great wonders, has inspired a celebration in central Florida to showcase the ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Escape New Haven’s Ethan Rodriguez-Torrent peeks in … Credit: Thomas Breen photos … to a diorama ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Zachary Karabell, author of Parting the Desert: The Creation of the Suez Canal, about the dream to build a waterway that would unite the East and the West. The Suez Canal ...

Where the Erie Canal crosses the Genesee, Rochester, NY. Staff Writer Most Americans know July 4 as a day to celebrate America’s declaration of independence from Britain. But July 4 is important in ...