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Message in a Bottle: From Ashes, to Artifacts, to Ancestry
By Amie Flanigan, Erie Canal Museum Project Archivist Every summer for as long as I can remember, my family has spent weekends visiting the flea markets of Oswego County, on a quest for some very...
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Call for bakers!
The Erie Canal Museum in downtown Syracuse invites bakers of all ages to register for the 36th Annual Gingerbread Gallery, a display of confectionery creations that celebrates the holidays and the...
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Weathering Winter on the Erie Canal
The New York State Canal System closed for the winter in mid-October this year. In the 19th century, the Erie Canal was also closed during the long, cold winter months. During this time, boats were...
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Who are the Erie Canal Museum’s top Gingerbread Gallery bakers?
The judges have spoken! This year’s panel of judges recently completed scoring submissions in the 35th Annual Gingerbread Gallery at the Erie Canal Museum, 318 Erie Boulevard East in downtown...
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Top Ten Erie Canal Books
200 years ago the construction of the Erie Canal from Albany to Buffalo radically transformed New York State. Cities like Syracuse, Rochester, and Utica sprang up along its banks; the Great Lakes and...
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Lunchtime Lecture
Register Here Learn more about the restoration of the historic Nine Mile Creek Aqueduct, the only restored towpath era aqueduct on the Erie Canal. Explore this engineering marvel and the tremendous...
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Who are the Erie Canal Museum’s top Gingerbread Gallery bakers?
The judges have spoken! This year’s panel of judges recently completed scoring submissions in the 37th Annual Gingerbread Gallery at the Erie Canal Museum, 318 Erie Boulevard East in downtown...
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From the Research Desk
In October 2022, the Erie Canal Museum brought new meaning to the words “Reimagine the Canals” at the New York State Canal Conference in Rochester, NY. As the 2021-2023 Erie Canal Research Fellow, I...
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Exploring Abolition Along the Empire State Trail
New York State, much like the rest of the country, has a long, complex, and challenging history with the institution of slavery and the movement to abolish it. Evidence of this history can still be...
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New Article Published in Local Environment: The International Journal of...
Renée Barry, the 2021-2023 Erie Canal Research Fellow, in collaboration with Lemir Teron, an assistant professor at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science & Forestry,...
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NEW YORK STATE CANAL CORPORATION AND THE ERIE CANAL MUSEUM LAUNCH ERIE CANAL...
New Instagram Channel @all524miles Now Live, Video of Artist here The New York State Canal Corporation and the Erie Canal Museum today announced that Matthew López-Jensen, a Bronx-based,...
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‘Beers, Bikes, and Barges’ cycling series makes stops in across New York this...
Cyclists tour Clinton Square in Syracuse SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Erie Canal Museum announced “Beers, Bikes, and Barges,” a captivating, summer-long cycling series along the historic Erie Canal. This...
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