Erie Canal

If this one thing worked out differently, Buffalo would be a much different place

New York Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the opening of the 2022 navigation season on the 524-mile New York State Canal System.

The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor is hosting its 16th annual Erie Canalway Photo Contest. They are currently looking for Images that “convey the unique character of New York’s canals and canal communities.”

The Erie Canal was the most important waterway for traffic, travel and the economy in the United States when it was built. Of course, Buffalo was one of the most important cities because of the Canal back then as well. Proposed in 1808 and completed in 1825, the Canal links the waters of Lake Erie in the west to the Hudson River in the east. An ...

Buffalo, its waterfront and Canalside continue to get much love from the media.  The area was featured in The National Post about Canalside's revitalization of the Erie Canal and increased tourism: Today, you can still sit in Buffalo Auditorium seats, but now it’s to put on your skates and join the throngs skating on the artificial ice of the old canal...

How much have you seen of your own backyard, Western New York?