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Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh was hired by the New York Power Authority as the next Director of the New York State Canal ...

New York is handing the reins of its historic canal system to a familiar upstate leader. Governor Kathy Hochul announced December 15 that Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh will serve as the next director of ...

A scenic fall view of the Erie Canal in Pittsford, New York. “Slow travel” is trending, and from my experience, there’s nothing slower—or more relaxing—than canal cruising. And it's not just because ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Walsh will be the next director of the New York State Canal Corporation. The Syracuse mayor, who ...

DeWitt Clinton — a mayor of New York City, U.S. senator from New York, four-time governor of the state and presidential candidate — probably never really warmed up to Schenectady. Clinton, the man ...

As the Bicentennial of the Erie Canal kicks off, the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor and the New York State Canal Corporation are pleased to announce the release of a new Junior Ranger ...

When the original Erie Canal was built between 1817 and 1825, it was both the longest artificial waterway in North America and its most significant public works project. Since no one had ever ...

This article originally appeared in the Conversation. Two hundred years ago, on Oct. 26, 1825, New York Gov. DeWitt Clinton boarded a canal boat by the shores of Lake Erie. Amid boisterous festivities ...

Two hundred years ago, on Oct. 26, 1825, New York Gov. DeWitt Clinton boarded a canal boat by the shores of Lake Erie. Amid boisterous festivities, his vessel, the Seneca Chief, embarked from Buffalo, ...

A visit to the Finger Lakes is essential for every New York connoisseur, and one adorable town by the Erie Canal is a ...