As white Americans moved further westward into the Nebraska territory after the Civil War, they kept fashioning a new American identity based on deep time. Digging deep into the ground to anchor the ...

The Second Erie Canal, begun in 1836, is referred to as the “Enlarged,” the “Improved,” or the “D” Canal. The original ditch was enlarged from four feet to seven feet in depth and from ...

The Trump campaign slogan “Make America Great Again” seems to promise a return to an imagined past, when the nation was better and more authentically “American.” Even if the vision ...

A financial grant is heading toward the Albany waterway in the continued effort to redevelop the eastern end of the Erie ...

Today, 80 percent of the population of Upstate New York lives within 25 miles of the Erie Canal, yet in much of the public’s imagination, the canal remains confined to the past. The Erie Canal ...

February is Black History Month, an annual celebration of achievements and recognition of the central role African Americans have in U.S. history. Several Erie institutions and organizations are ...

DEWITT, N.Y. — There's good news for pickleball fans looking for courts to play on! The Erie Canal Pickleball Center just opened in the Dewitt Town Center in what used to be the Sky Zone ...

Boaters shouldn't be planning to navigate through the Black River Canal anytime soon — even when it is warm and sunny. Port Huron City Manager James Freed said work has halted after cost ...

Repair estimates ran up to about $4.5 million. Boaters shouldn't be planning to navigate through the Black River Canal anytime soon — even when it is warm and sunny. Port Huron City Manager ...

It received two grants from the NYS Canal Corporation and the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor to help enrich the canal experience for visitors. One of the grants will pay for a new kiosk ...