The canal was basically created to cut through the state from Lake Erie to Albany ... Digging a ditch 4 feet deep and 40 feet wide, for 363 miles, was only part of the challenge.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Erie Canal turns 200 this year, giving three New York artists occasion to meditate on its history. Each of the Canal Corporation's 2024 Artists-in-Residence spent a year ...

NEW YORK — Work is underway to celebrate and remember the past two centuries of the Erie Canal. The Erie County Historical Commission has been working to prepare for the year ahead. All the ...

WCC 2025 marks the Bicentennial of the opening of the original Erie Canal. Buffalo’s vital role in the creation of the Erie Canal will soon be on full display for the world, as this city plays ...