"They come at a very important time as we begin to celebrate the bicentennial of the Erie Canal ... used by the state Canal Corporation to operate the modern Erie Barge Canal.

A museum whose mission extends beyond the history of the Sing Sing Correctional Facility to exploring incarceration in America today is expected to open this October in the village where […] ...

Three ships and one barge-pushing tug are now docked in the Lake Erie city until the Welland Canal opens sometime in March.

What’s in a name? On older maps you’ll see the names Macedon Locks, Lockville, and Macedonville directly linking our ...

They were showing off the Erie Canal, because that was brand new at ... they had a lovely dinner in Schenectady and then got back on the barge and continued into Albany.” ...

The Second Erie Canal, completed statewide in 1864 with a distance of 350 miles, was very successful. But times were changing. Loaded barges were bottoming out. Wide barges were grounding in ...

They were showing off the Erie Canal, because that was brand new at ... they had a lovely dinner in Schenectady and then got back on the barge and continued into Albany.” The committee aims ...

barges, lighters and ferries were owned and operated by railroads, oil companies and family-owned enterprises. These vessels moved both people and freight up the Hudson River to the Erie Canal ...

The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor and the New York State Canal Corporation recently announced the release of new educational materials geared for fourth graders learning about the Erie ...

Organizers said this is all just the beginning as the nation as a whole prepares to honor America's 250th birthday.

The timing of a proclamation renaming the Cross Florida Barge Canal to the American Freedom Canal drew opposition on Tuesday ...