A sugary tradition is coming back to Syracuse for the 41st year.

SUNY Polytechnic Professor Andy Wolfe is leading the excavation at a site between the Central Warehouse and I-787. SUNY Polytechnic Civil Engineering Professor Andy Wolfe first dug up the north end of ...

An unexplained mechanical problem caused the state Canal Corporation to close the so-called Waterford Flight system of locks for the weekend The series of Erie Canal locks in Waterford were expected ...

The Democrat and Chronicle, part of the USA TODAY Network, is publishing in America’s 250 th anniversary year a history-oriented book titled "The Canal That Changed America," a commemorative book ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Matthew Smith, Miami University (THE CONVERSATION) Two hundred years ago, on Oct. 26, ...

The Erie Canal was conceived in 1817 to transport goods from the Atlantic Ocean, up the Hudson River at Albany to the Great Lakes. Constructed by laymen — not an engineer among them — the 8-year-long ...

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 ...

One of the "Braendel kids" featured in television commercials for Erie's Braendel Services through the years has died. Chelsea Braendel, 35, of Erie, died on March 31. She was first featured in a ...

CITY OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WKBW) — City of Tonawanda police announced a man has died after he jumped into the Erie Canal during a police pursuit. Police said just before 1:15 a.m. on Thursday, an ...

As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, WTOP presents “250 Years of America,” a multipart series examining the innovations, breakthroughs and pivotal moments that have shaped the nation ...

The historic Erie Canal's bicentennial was celebrated in style during 2025 in cities, towns and villages along the roughly 350-mile long waterway connecting Lake Erie and Buffalo to the Hudson River ...

BROCKPORT, N.Y. — The Erie Canal’s bicentennial season has come to an end. However, several viewers have noticed that the canal’s water hasn’t been drained, even though it’s December. Meghan in ...