Canal Fest of the Tonawandas is described thusly: Encompassing 2-square miles along the banks the Historic Erie Barge Canal, this family-focused, eight-day festival is shared by the Twin Cities of ...

The first barge carrying two sections of the bridge passed through Lockport on the Erie Canal early Tuesday morning. It is expected to arrive in Buffalo later Tuesday afternoon. The bridge will ...

With the bicentennial of the Erie Canal taking place later this year ... who continued their work long into the Barge Canal era. If your curiosity has been peaked and you want to start you ...

The concert barge sails from Albany to Schenectady ... is an engineering marvel that's been fully restored. The Erie Canal Discovery Center, which is open daily from May to October, and on ...

You also assert in substance that railroads will supersede the Erie Canal, but-surely you have not looked at the revolution its enlargement must produce in transporting the vast products of the ...

NEW YORK — Work is underway to celebrate and remember the past two centuries of the Erie Canal. The Erie County Historical Commission has been working to prepare for the year ahead. All the ...

Canal Barge Company Inc. reported $531.4 million in revenue in 2024, which is a 6% year-over-year revenue increase from the ...

The film recounts the travel adventures of a young blacksmith's apprentice in the early 1840s as he embarks on a journey from his village in Eastern New York to join his family in Illinois. His ...

When I saw your article recommending in effect the abandonment of the Erie Canal, it astonished me—it " smelt of the shop." New York city owes its immense growth and wealth to the Erie Canal ...