Over the past 10 months, in commemoration of the Erie Canal’s 200-year anniversary, Wayne County historians have shared the ...

This week in local history, Akron unveiled its name, welcomed students, arrested chiropractors, suspended police and ...

Since 1958, a federal program has controlled the invasive sea lamprey population in the Great Lakes. It's been under threat this year by budget cuts from the Trump administration.

This week in Akron history, canal workers toiled, Ferdinand Schumacher feasted, Firestone frolicked, Novar saved derby and ...

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Jennifer Reeths and Kimberlynn Carlson of the Lakeshore Museum Center gave a presentation Nov. 19 at the Montague branch of ...

For those interested in more history, the Lyles Station Historic School and Museum preserves the story of one of Indiana’s earliest African-American settlements. But let’s be honest—The Log Inn is the ...

The Log Inn is located in Haubstadt, a small town in Gibson County in southwestern Indiana. It’s about 15 miles north of Evansville, making it an easy day trip if you’re in that area. From ...

The public can pick up a free 2026 Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor calendar at some local libraries and visitor ...

This week one of the nation’s earliest and most important public works projects, the 363-mile Erie Canal linking the Hudson River with Lake Erie, marked its 200th anniversary. CALmatters is a public ...

The State Department of Transportation has reopened the 110-year-old lift bridge carrying Route 19 over the Erie Canal in Brockport after a multi-year rehabilitation project. READ MORE: <a href=" ...