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Walking, boating: Limited transportation options for New Yorkers 250 years ago
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (271+ words) A map of New York City in 1776 shows a city that basically stretches from the Battery to current-day City Hall. “This is the island as it was back then, no landfills and a lot of things that we’ve added since…...
Erie Canal presentation at Rome Historical Society on Wednesday
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (138+ words) Rome Sentinel The Seneca Chief, a replica Erie Canal boat, will return to Rome on June 11 and 12. The Seneca Chief was last in Rome in October, and a presentation on its visit and the history of the canal will be…...
Erie Canal road trip: 5 stops not to miss
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (576+ words) trove. Credit: Erie Canal Museum The Marriott Syracuse Downtown, (100 E. Onondaga St., 315-474-2424,...sensation when it first opened in 1924 as The Hotel Syracuse. After a complete renovation in 2016, it shines...
Bears on the Canal: The Ursas come to Brooklyn
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (364+ words) Inside the Bushwick studio of artist Jen Lewin, a giant bear sculpture is wrapped up and ready for delivery. It doesn't like much on its side, but that will change when Ursa Minor, which is 13-feet-tall, joins the 26-foot-tall Ursa…...
Can Erie Canalway offer visitors 'adventure, heritage' in Utica?
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (574+ words) Utica was named an Empire State Trail Town by the nonprofit Parks & Trails New York. The city, the largest Trail Town, and the Town of Lyons in Wayne County will join 11 other canal towns in the program, which helps communities…...
New York’s Erie Canal draws visitors year-round
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (127+ words) More than 200 years ago, the Erie Canal opened the way for westward expansion in New York State. Today, the historical marvel is known as a major tourist destination and recreational resource. The... New York’s Erie Canal draws visitors year-round How…...
City of Evansville honors historic Wabash & Erie Canal
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (165+ words) EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - A piece of Evansville history was recognized today with a sign dedication. The City of Evansville and the Canal Society of Indiana are honoring the historic Wabash and Erie Canal. Back in the 1850s, the canal linked the…...
How New York Harbor Became a Historic International Waterway
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (38+ words) Yahoo New York harbor has played host to history. Now, it's the centerpiece in the celebrations for the country's 250th anniversary. TODAY's Willie Geist shares the waterway's storied past....
Medina Triennial, a major arts initiative, viewed as new way to reimagine Erie Canal
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (1070+ words) Walsh, the Canal Corp. director and former mayor of Syracuse, praised Medina as an “authentic community.” He...
Erie Canal temporarily closes at Waterford Flight
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (263+ words) Anglers fish from the entrance to Lock E-6 in the Waterford Flight Locks on May 18 in Waterford. The flight of five locks, which connects the Erie Canal from the Hudson River to the Mohawk, is temporarily closed. WATERFORD — The Waterford Flight,…...