Key figures in the Erie Canal story also founded the first civil engineering institute in the US. In 1825, the state of New York inaugurated the Erie Canal. Today, the singular historic purpose of ...

Workers spend winter on the Erie Canal preparing for its bicentennial navigation season. The New York State Canal System is open to the public May-October each year. But what happens when the ...

Younger kids will enjoy the special themed railroad ... and hike the Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail to see old locks and other canal structures. The Canal Exploration Center is at Lock 38.

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.” ...

Director of the NYS Canal Corporation, Brian Stratton and Joell Murney-Karsten, Community Relations Manager for New York State Canal Corporation join the show to discuss this summer’s bicentennial ...

The Wayne County Historical Society has updated some of its exhibit space in order to highlight this year’s celebration of ...

During "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 4/11/25, our guests explore how the Erie Canal influenced the development of the ...