Gerard Koeppel is the author of: Bond of Union: Building the Erie Canal and the American Empire (Da Capo, 2009) The iconic Erie Canal is one of those pieces of Americana that exists today largely in ...

However, those in attendance enjoyed Clay County Historian Jeff Koehler's presentation about the canal system in Clay County ...

WCC 2025 marks the Bicentennial of the opening of the original Erie Canal. Buffalo’s vital role in the creation of the Erie Canal will soon be on full display for the world, as this city plays ...

The replica of the Erie Canal Boat, Seneca Chief, built within the Longshed at Canalside over the course of four years, is off to the next leg of its journey. On Tuesday, May 7 at around 11am ...

WATERFORD, N.Y. — The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor has released a 2025 calendar that is free to the public, available as of Dec. 1. The calendar can be picked up at participating ...

Subscribe to our newsletter here. Amie Flanigan wondered if any of her ancestors were among the ghosts haunting her workplace, the Erie Canal Museum. Once, in a meeting with a medium, she interjected ...