As the 200th anniversary of the Erie Canal approaches on Oct. 26, organizers are seeking to temper the celebration with an acknowledgment of the waterway’s displacement of Native American communities.

Buffalo Maritime Center’s replica of the Erie Canal Boat Seneca Chief arrived in Rochester on Sept. 27 for its fourth port stop along its Bicentennial Voyage through the Erie Canal. The 33-day voyage ...

METAMORA, Ind. — What’s often referred to as “Indiana’s Canal Town” in Franklin County has dried up. Metamora’s Whitewater Canal isn’t flowing at the moment, and it hasn’t been for quite some time now ...

Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino took the stage at the United Nations General Assembly this week, standing firm on his country’s control over the Panama Canal. In a speech that cut through ongoing ...

In September 1825, the Seneca Chief left Buffalo for Manhattan—a moment that would help transform western New York State into a boomtown. Here’s how to celebrate the bicentennial. The World Canals ...

FAIRPORT, N.Y. – The Canal Corporation unveiled its newest tug boat named after Tom Grasso. You may not know the name but you probably enjoy his hard work. Just about everything you see along the ...

Ada County Highway District commissioners declared an emergency over a “catastrophic failure of a critical canal segment” that serves thousands of Boise residents. The agency is now in a race against ...

Betty Hill (Lyons) is a citizen of the Onondaga Nation – Snipe Clan and president of the American Indian Law Alliance. Adam DJ Brett is the operation manager and international research associate for ...

A post mortem is due to be carried out following the tragic discovery A POLICE investigation has been launched into an “unexplained” death after a body was pulled from a canal. Cops have confirmed ...

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) — A two-vehicle crash in Port St. Lucie sent two vehicles leaping over a canal and crashing into bushes. Firefighters with the St. Lucie County Fire District (SLCFD) say ...

In the 1820s, crews digging the Erie Canal through New York State discovered a seam of fine-grained red sandstone near Medina, a tiny village about 40 miles from Buffalo, the canal’s western terminus.

Rochester, N.Y. — The bicentennial voyage continued along the Erie Canal Saturday. The canal's boat "Seneca Chief" traveled from Buffalo to New York City in honor of the canal's 200th anniversary.