The Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the Indigenous nations that the French called the Iroquois, engaged in canoe-based trade ...

LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Lockport Locks Heritage District Corporation announced a series of events to celebrate the opening of the 2025 navigation season on the Erie Canal. The Lockport Community ...

Explore the Erie Canal's engineering marvels and the physics behind locks in Compact Science! Discover the science behind Erie Canal's locks! Sarajane navigates through history and physics, revealing ...

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

The Democrat and Chronicle's reporters and photographers, along with Syracuse University journalism students, examined the ...

A sign notes the route for the Erie and Champlain canals at Waterford Harbor on May 16 in Waterford. Lock No. 5 on Saturday in Waterford. The Erie Canal Lock 2 at Waterford Harbor on May 16. The view ...

Heavy rainfall delays opening of Erie Canal locks The large amounts of rainfall the Capital Region received last week is affecting the local lock system. The state is delaying the opening of the Erie ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A financial grant is heading toward the Albany waterway in the continued effort to redevelop the eastern end of the Erie Canal. The $85,000 grant will be used to start an ...

Almost two centuries ago, boats were floating along the Shenango River — with the Erie Extension Canal's Lock No. 10 located at Sharpsville. Also known as the Beaver and Erie Canal, the Erie Extension ...

Equipment will begin to be marshaled at the Erie Canal locks in Lockport Wednesday for the $1.3 million restoration of another of the 19th century locks to working condition. David R. Kinyon, ...