His crew has found steady work towing barges of stone and sometimes oversized cargo like fighter planes along an expanded Erie Canal, also known as the New York State Barge Canal, that was ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The 2025 World Canals Conference is coming to Buffalo from September 21-25, as the Erie Canal celebrates its ...

Once hailed as the future of New York’s economy, the Erie Canal reshaped trade and migration. But its grand successor, the ...

New York State Canal Corporation on Tuesday announced a new look for its public spaces along the New York State Canal system.

New York then built the enlarged Erie, and then Canada enlarged its locks. When the Barge Canal was being built, the locks were only to be 28 feet wide, but some pointed out that the Canadian ...

The last enlargement was made in 1918 making it 12 to 23 feet widened it to 120 to 200 feet and became known as the Erie Barge Canal.

At present, Sylvan Beach Amusement Park is supported by a small but vibrant downtown, beach front restaurants, bars, and boater access via the NYS Barge Canal.