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Tucked away in Tuscarawas County, where the rolling hills of eastern Ohio cradle the gentle flow of the Tuscarawas River, ...

The locks will close until March 25 when the spring shipping season begins. The MacArthur Lock is scheduled to reopen in late April 2026. In 2025, the last ship through the locks was the American ...

A section of the old Erie Canal near Vischer Ferry still holds water, and a hiking and biking trail follows the towpath for several miles.Photo by Davis Hamilton Only a few remnants of the Crescent ...

Dan Rice, longtime president and CEO of the Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition, joins host Ardith Keck ahead of his 2026 retirement to discuss the history and future of the canal as it enters the 200th ...

ROME, N.Y. — The Erie Canal, a 363-mile waterway stretching from Lake Erie to the Hudson River, fueled westward expansion and grew the fortunes of cities like Rochester and Buffalo. It was an idea so ...

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GLENVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Two centuries after New York Gov. DeWitt Clinton opened the Erie Canal with a triumphant boat trip from Buffalo to New York City, a brightly painted replica of the vessel is ...

Americans’ pockets hold digital devices delivering oceans of information and distractions. But another technology that dramatically shaped the nation’s life, and had revolutionary consequences abroad, ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Matthew Smith, Miami University (THE CONVERSATION) Two hundred years ago, on Oct. 26, ...