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The Erie Canal's bicentennial season kicked off in Pittsford on Saturday. It marks the return of Corn Hill Navigation's two ships, Sam Patch and Mary Jemison, to the Erie Canal.
Troop 47 Life Scout Carter Kennedy is aiming to deliver a refinished canal buoy boat to the Town of Pendleton by late summer, ...
Officers say they attended straight away after being alerted to the possibility of a man acting strangely on April 23 at the canal towpath in Boothstown. Police say they have seen posts of social ...
Allyn Hess Perry, 86, has lived her entire life in a historic building alongside the Erie Canal in ... and discovering canal artifacts. Walking along the towpath built from limestone and hydraulic ...
A new mural at the Camillus Erie Canal Park depicts the Seneca Chief, the first boat to traverse the Erie Canal in 1825. The mural is part of Mural Mania, a project that has created over 80 murals ...
“The underwater cultural heritage on the bottom of our waters is ‘a new archive’ to be managed, preserved and learned from.” We’re so glad you’re interested in this content! Please understand that in ...
Days later, when the waters finally subsided, nearly 450 lives had been lost, 40,000 homes destroyed, millions of dollars in damages wrought and the route of the Ohio & Erie Canal destroyed beyond ...
A car was left almost submerged in a canal in the Black Country after being either 'badly parked or stolen' a resident said. The vehicle was spotted in Pelsall by Eddie Hollies, who snapped a ...
Standing along the historic Erie Canal, the small village of Fairport, New York — home to roughly 5,400 residents — has secured a spot among America’s most competitive housing markets ...
The Niagara History Center is hosting a student art contest in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Erie Canal. Students in any Niagara County school, aged 7 to 18 years, are invited to ...
Park Manager for the Old Erie Canal Heritage Park Dan Wiles said 200 ... you can see an interactive map of events and locations by visiting the Parks & Trails NY website at this link ...