Henry Louis Gates Jr. was in Erie Dec. 4 as the final speaker of the 17th season of the Jefferson Educational Society's ...

Explore the 300-mile route through Upstate New York by foot, bike, boat or car with attractions just steps from the water.

Democrat and Chronicle photographer Tina MacIntyre-Yee spent the nice weather months of 2025 on a grand tour along the Erie Canal, on a journey to experience the rhythms and sights of this manmade ...

A beloved Syracuse holiday tradition celebrates its 40 th anniversary beginning on Friday. The Erie Canal Museum’s annual Gingerbread Gallery, which transforms the museum into a festive 19th-century ...

The first part of the “middle section” of the Erie Canal between Utica and Rome was completed in October 1819. On Oct. 21, the boat Chief Engineer, designed by Mr. Ely, made a trial trip between the ...

An American ambition -- The wilderness years (10,000 bc-1805) -- "The effusions of a maniac" (1807-1809) -- Apollo rising -- Erie rise and fall (1810-1815) -- The ...

There’s a new building that’s open at Canalside ‘I’m Going to Sue’: Graham Threatens Major Lawsuit Court Rejects DOJ Complaint Against Judge Reyes Milk Recall Issued Before Thanksgiving Why Erin ...

China is among parties interested in bidding to build two new ports on the Panama Canal, its administrator said Tuesday, despite US talk of retaking control of the vital trade route. US President ...

Sunday’s premiere of Ken Burns’ new PBS series “The American Revolution” doubles as an attention-grabbing statement, months after President Donald Trump succeeded in stripping away all federal funding ...

The UB Libraries will present the PBS documentary “Poisoned Ground: The Tragedy at Love Canal” at 2 p.m. Nov. 19 in 310 Capen Hall, North Campus. Screening of the 2025 Emmy-nominated film is presented ...