Pittsford, N.Y. — It's a sure sign that spring is just around the corner, making sure the Erie Canal is ready to reopen. The New York State Canal Corporation hosted a tour Thursday of its ongoing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Although the Wabash & Erie Canal rolled through Terre Haute in the 1800s, virtually no evidence of its existence is available ...

The Panama Canal welcomed a visit from the United States Ambassador to the Republic of Panama on May 21. Kevin Marino Cabrera visited as part of an institutional outreach tour focused on providing ...

Excavation on the Erie Canal. From “Memoir at the Celebration of the Completion of the New York Canals,” 1825. Map of Erie Canal Illustration of Gov. Dewitt Clinton opening the Erie Canal on Oct. 26, ...

The need for backbreaking labor to advance trade and transportation on the upper Connecticut River attracted about 400 Irish workers to a crude riverside camp in the late 1820s. With pick and shovel ...

LOCKPORT, N.Y. — Nearing 200 years of history, the Erie Canal is not just part of WNY history, but is a pivotal achievement in American history. The man-made waterway overcomes a geographic obstacle ...

WATERFORD, N.Y. (NEWS10) – The 2024 navigation season for recreational vessels to operate on the New York State Canal System concluded on Wednesday, October 16. New York State Canal Corporation ...

Hello! I'm covering Niagara County for 7 News WKBW. If you have a story idea, please email me at Derek.Heid@wkbw.com LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WKBW) — Moving boats up and down through Erie Canal locks 34 and 35 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thousands of ships transit the Panama Canal every year, but few imagine what happens when one of its locks needs to be repaired.

One human lifetime. That’s how long we’ve been debating whether the lock of the Industrial Canal should be widened — “we” meaning shipping interests, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and residents of ...

New York’s history is largely defined by its waterways. But what about its future? The New York Power Authority recently authorized a $300 million plan to “reimagine” the state’s canals. While it ...

Zebra mussels dot the side wall. Steel panels of different ages and colors stand out like a patches on an old jacket. Concrete, pre-dating at least 18 presidential administrations, helps hold it all ...