As the Erie Canal marks its 200 th year since its full operation between Lake Erie and the Hudson River, the Democrat and ...

Considered a marvel of engineering, the canal opened in Oct. 26, 1825, with great fanfare and became an engine of growth of cities and commerce in America.

About 600 bicyclists are poised to ride through part of Orleans County Sunday and Monday as Cycle the Erie Canal makes its way from Buffalo to Albany.

In fact, there were commercial canals built before the Erie Canal along this route, including one built in Little Falls by Western Inland Lock Navigation Co. in the late 1700s by Philip Schuyler ...

The Erie Canal originally measured 4 feet deep and 40 feet wide when constructed in 1825. . ... Some states along that route include Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, and places farther west.

Thanks to its calm waters and straightforward route, the Erie Canal is suitable for paddlers of all levels. "Most of the canal is fairly predictable," Catalano said. "It's hard to get lost.

By The Way The Erie Canal is turning 200. New York is throwing a summer-long party. The waterway, one of the continent’s most significant, has a history full of abolitionism, commerce and ...

A boat makes a morning trip through the Erie Canal in Rochester, New York, October 2021. Johnny Milano Former President Thomas Jefferson considered the proposal “little short of madness.” The ...

FOR LARGER ERIE CANAL; Buffalo Experts Declare Montreal Route Could Not Compete. WOULD LACK RETURN CARGOES Any Advantage Canadian Canals Might Gain in Trade Would Be Won Back by the 14-Foot Erie ...

The advent of the Erie Canal was years in the making with debate about who was going to pay for it and which route it would take. Progress finally began on July 4, 1817 with a ceremonial ...