Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor

They started to hit the road in Buffalo on Sunday, July 12, leaving their cars and expensive gas behind. Some 500 bicyclists from 35 states are in the Capital Region today as participants in the 11th annual Cycling the Erie Canal tour , organized by Parks & Trails New York, a statewide not-for-profit organization. The 400-mile bicycle tour ends tomorrw (Sunday, July 19) in Albany. About three-quarters of the journey is on the off-road Erie Canalway Trail. When the Trail is finished, it will be the longest statewide trail in the United States. “The 11th annual Cycling the Erie Canal tour is an inexpensive ... Read Full Story

Artist : SPRINGSTEEN, BRUCE Album : We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions I've got a mule and her name is Sal Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal She's a good old worker and a good old pal Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal We haul'd some barges in our day Filled with lumber, coal, and hay We know every inch of the way From Albany to Buffalo Low bridge, everybody down Low bridge, yeah we're coming to a town And you'll always know your neighbor And you'll always know your pal If ya ever navigated on the Erie Canal We'd better look around for ... Read Full Story

Wright died this week in 1842 - He was an American engineer who directed the construction of the Erie Canal that links the waters of Lake Erie in the west to the Hudson River in the east. It was completed in 1825 Wright made the Erie Canal project a school of engineering. Until mid-century, almost every civil engineer in the U.S. had trained with, or been trained by someone who had worked under Wright. Because he trained so many engineers on that project, Wright has been called the "father of American civil engineering." He was also the first Chief Engineer of the Erie Railroad. Read Full Story

These colorful fall foliage pictures were taken in downtown Fairport, NY , twice voted Top 100 Best Places to Live in America (2005 and 2008). This quaint village, incorporated in 1867, straddles the Erie Canal and a major cross-country railroad line. The canal path seen in the pictures runs from Buffalo to Albany, with some interruptions. You're looking to the west, toward Rochester (about 20 minutes away), along the Erie Canal on a brilliant October morning. Along the north edge of the canal is a fine little wooden dock, handy for tying up close enough to walk to the hotdog stand (just behind the ... Read Full Story

Fantastic News. Take a look at the link below. Skaneateles Artisans is listed on the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor’s Site. WOW!!! as a place to visit and experience. How wonderful. Yes, I am grateful and extremely excited because the networking and collaboration will make Upstate New York a wonderful place to visit but even better to live in. Thank you Hannah Blake, you have no idea how much I / We appreciate this. On behalf of all of us. Thank you! http://www.eriecanalway.org/explore_things-to-do_art.htm Read Full Story