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

We are halfway through the year! Let’s catch up on some local history news.

This week in Akron history, canal commission awarded contracts, workers installed pipes, motorists bought maps and ...

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.

Life and Labor Along the Erie Canal,” will discuss and sign copies of his book Saturday at Author’s Note, 519 Main ...

As you well know by now, 2025 is the bicentennial of the official opening of the Erie Canal. Many people do not realize that there are canals in the Town ...

Why would Governor De Witt Clinton take the risk in building a 363-mile canal, nearly ten times the length of any existing Canal in the fledgling United States, to wed the waters of Lake Erie with the ...

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.

Not every memorable walk involves climbing mountains or heading somewhere remote. Plenty of great routes stick to gentler ...

I thought it might be fun to do a bit of canal trivia during this bicentennial year.