We’re surrounded by history here in the Niagara Region. Just last year, we celebrated the bicentennial of the opening of the ...

We’re surrounded by history here in the Niagara Region. Just last year, we celebrated the bicentennial of the opening of the ...

Economists had enthusiastically lauded the virtues of capitalism in the first decades of the 20th century. But the onset of the Great Depression in 1929, and the total collapse of the economy and ...

Learn how the Ohio and Erie Canal came to life, from early setbacks to its 1833 completion, and how it transformed Ohio’s ...

The Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the Indigenous nations that the French called the Iroquois, engaged in canoe-based trade ...

The Erie Canal is a waterway that not only played a pivotal role in New York's economic development, but expansion of the country westward.

When my friend, Erik, first floated the idea of a self-piloted voyage along the Erie Canal, I did the math. From my apartment ...

The Democrat and Chronicle's reporters and photographers, along with Syracuse University journalism students, examined the ...

LYONS — Bob Stopper of Lyons has been an Erie Canal enthusiast and promoter of Lyons as an historic canal town for many years ...

Sometimes when you take a photo, you know it’s the one. That was the case with this shot. For the Erie Canal's anniversary project, I spent days kayaking different sections at different times to ...

Upstate New York’s Erie Canal offers countless ways to explore its scenic beauty and history. Whether you prefer to walk, bike, drive, or even pilot your own boat, there’s something for every kind of ...

Over the past 10 months, in commemoration of the Erie Canal’s 200-year anniversary, Wayne County historians have shared the local history of this important commercial and recreational waterway. Let’s ...