On July 4, 1817, a shovel full of dirt, dug in Rome, marked the start of the original Erie Canal. It was officially completed ...

Artist Len Tantillo just finished a painting depicting the Warehouse District in Albany in the late 1800s, showing life along the original Lock 1 of the Erie Canal. "I wanted to give it the sense ...

Last Saturday, we were part of a painting party at the Port Byron Library. Garrett guided us into a spring-filled artistic ...

ROME — 2025 marks a landmark year for New York State and the nation as we commemorate the bicentennial of the completion and ...