On Oct. 26, 1825, Gov. DeWitt Clinton departed Buffalo Harbor aboard a boat named Seneca Chief. Towed by mule teams to Albany ...

They sawed, bent, clamped and hammered planks for months – building something that hasn't been built in Buffalo in at least 170 years. The Erie Canal has a new cargo boat. The 40 volunteers labored ...

As people from around the country and the world come to Western New York to learn about the historic Erie Canal, the World ...

2024 has been a remarkable year as we look forward to celebrating the upcoming 200th anniversary of the completion of building the Erie Canal. The central theme for this next year’s celebration ...