Success may have many fathers, but the Erie Canal, 200 years old this fall, owes its success to at least one mother: Mother Nature. When the last great glacier melted in this region, it left behind an ...

“Slow travel” is trending, and from my experience, there’s nothing slower—or more relaxing—than canal cruising. And it's not just because the average speed is 6 mph. Unlike river cruises, which hop in ...

A cabin cruiser waits to be lowered down onto the Hudson River at Erie Canal Lock 2 on Oct. 11 in Waterford. This year’s official opening is being delayed due to a broken dam west of Little Falls. New ...

The Erie Canal is largely quiet now, but when the Seneca Chief set sail for Manhattan from Buffalo, New York, on September 24, 1825, this inaugural voyage heralded a century-long revenue stream.

BUFFALO — University Libraries at the University at Buffalo will present the PBS documentary “Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at ...