The Rochester area is celebrating Irish culture this weekend with its annual parade in downtown Rochester, a five-mile race, ...

The tragedy of William and Catherine Harris helped galvanize opposition to the Fugitive Slave Law "in a way that rhetoric ...

The dramatic retelling of the building of the Erie Canal, “Clinton’s Ditch,” will be June 21, 27 and 28. Auditions will be ...

A Celtic Cross at City Hall and a Blackstone Canal Builders sculpture are among the new sites on the expanded trail.

While used for recreation today, the Ohio & Erie Canal once was a key to development and commerce for the Stark County region ...

The Erie Canal Museum will be offering a series of skill sharing workshops this year in collaboration with community partners ...

With the bicentennial of the Erie Canal taking place later this year, the focus of 2025 columns will be on the waterway that transformed the young nation. Our little villages ...

A new exhibit exploring the history of Seneca Lake and the Erie Canal will open in Montour Falls on March 2, featuring a ...

Niskayuna and New York state canal officials are continuing to monitor water levels of the Mohawk River for potential flooding due to ice jams.In the past, ice ...

Locals can say an Irish goodbye to winter on Thursday when Shamus Restaurant, in cooperation with its sponsors, presents a St. Patrick’s Day fundraiser in the heart of Lockport. The event, complete ...

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 ...

Natalie Stetson, Executive Director of the Erie Canal Museum said, “We are excited to see how these new lesson plans will engage students in exploring the Erie Canal, not just in the classroom ...