LOCKPORT, N.Y. — This summer, a River Circus will be making its way down the Erie Canal and making a few stops throughout WNY ...

That success was largely thanks to Albany’s transportation advantage, first with the Hudson River and augmented in 1825, when the Erie Canal opened. A local businessman named John Taylor had ...

Born in Benton Township, Lackawanna County, then a part of Luzerne County on March 9, 1853, Gritman worked on his family's farm until 14, when he worked on the Delaware and Hudson Canal between ...

The Mohawk Towpath National Scenic Byway The Mohawk Towpath National Scenic Byway runs parallel to the Mohawk River, the historic Erie Canal and the ... this drive in the Hudson Valley to ...

For the ultimate adventure experience, trek or cycle across the state of New York on a 750-mile trail that passes by gorgeous landscapes and small towns.

The short-lived league had teams in Poughkeepsie and Kingston, among others, and is known “for several oddities and firsts,” ...

Local and state organizations are marking the bicentennial of the opening of the Erie Canal with educational programs and ...

The Erie Canal, New York's most important waterway, turns 200 this year. Experts and enthusiasts will gather for a public ...

Palmyra, Track Twelve, Range Two, known as the “Wild West,” was settled in 1789 by John Swift from Connecticut. It earned the ...

The Ohio History Connection is highlighting the bicentennial of the Ohio & Erie Canal on its annual Statehood Day, demonstrating how vital the body of water was to the state's growth. "In addition ...

Yonkers, in the 1930s. "He grew up on Warburton Avenue, in an apartment building where he had a good view of the Hudson River, and he used to watch the boats in the river," she said. "And it just ...