There are only eight weeks left until the Boilermaker Road Race in Utica. To prepare, hundreds of runners participated in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Upstate New York’s Erie Canal offers countless ways to explore its scenic beauty and history. Whether you prefer to walk, bike, ...

A scenic fall view of the Erie Canal in Pittsford, New York. “Slow travel” is trending, and from my experience, there’s nothing slower—or more relaxing—than canal cruising. And it's not just because ...

A group of McQuaid students will row the full Erie Canal starting June 7 to raise money for Rochester’s House of Mercy.

The Erie Canal, a major achievement in transportation infrastructure that connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean and ignited American economic development, was completed on this day in ...

The book will detail the history of the canal, introduce readers to charming canal towns and feature photos of the canal that ...

BROCKPORT, N.Y. – The Erie Canal may be 200 years old this year, but it is still celebrating new additions! A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held for a new pedestrian bridge over the canal on Holley ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Want a chance for your work to be featured in the 2026 Erie Canalway Calendar? Well the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor is calling for entries for its annual Erie Canalway ...

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The Erie Canal was conceived in 1817 to transport goods from the Atlantic Ocean, up the Hudson River at Albany to the Great Lakes. Constructed by laymen — not an engineer among them — the 8-year-long ...