The tragedy of William and Catherine Harris helped galvanize opposition to the Fugitive Slave Law "in a way that rhetoric could not." ...

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

In 1820, the Erie Canal opened one block north of the site. An 1892 Syracuse atlas – one of the earliest detailed maps available - shows about 35 homes and an empty space where the privies were ...

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 ...

The following program on March 2 will be about “Immigration and the Erie Canal” at the Montour Falls Fire Department. From murders, strikes, thievery, fighting and other bizarre incidents ...

The new materials were produced in partnership with the Erie Canal Museum in Syracuse, with funding support from the National Park Foundation, and are available for free online at the Erie Canal ...

NEW YORK — Work is underway to celebrate and remember the past two centuries of the Erie Canal. The Erie County Historical Commission has been working to prepare for the year ahead. All the ...

As the end of winter draws near with the official first day of spring on March 20, Erie and Syracuse, New York are battling to take the Golden Snow Globe title. Erie is no stranger to the Golden ...

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