This perfect Ohioan trail for bikers and pedestrians connects a variety of areas with shops, eateries, wildlife viewing spots ...

Two centuries after the Erie Canal was opened with a triumphant boat trip from Buffalo to New York City, a brightly painted ...

The Seneca Chief moves at 19th-century speed — it took about five hours to travel the roughly 18 miles between Amsterdam and ...

If you visit the Erie Canal today, you’ll find a tranquil waterway and trail that pass through charming towns and forests, a place where hikers, cyclists, kayakers, bird-watchers and other visitors ...

The bike trail is broken up into smaller single-day and multi-day portions, with resources available for cyclists and lodging ...

More than any other historical event, the opening of the Erie Canal, on Oct. 26, 1825, set Chicago on the path to becoming the city it is today.

Though the movement began at the turn of the century, it flourished in the hinterlands along the Erie Canal, which became ...

There have been 200 years of cruising down the Erie Canal, but that wouldn’t be possible without locks. Locks are essential for navigation on the canal, acting as elevators for boats.Shawn Daily, a ...

Before the Erie canal was completed in 1825, it could take around three weeks to ship perishable goods between New York and ...

Initially, the canal was just 4 feet deep and 40 feet wide, but it cut through fields and forests, cliffs and swamps, and ...

One particularly harmful invasive species that used the Erie Canal to access the Hudson River is the round goby.

HALFMOON, N.Y. — The Town of Halfmoon will host a special community celebration on Saturday, Aug. 16, at 3 p.m., at Halfmoon Town Park, located at 162 Route 236, to mark the 200th anniversary of the ...