A dip in a city street is one of the last reminders of a canal that cut a path through Erie's downtown in the mid-1800s.

In the 19 th century, Canal Street—epicenter of The Hooks, a hard-bitten section of the city sandwiched between the Erie Canal and Lake Erie ... very famous 1893 map. Courtesy Buffalo ...

The redevelopment of Summit Lake’s North Shore includes creating picnic areas; a fishing pier and boardwalk; a covered ...

2025 marks the 200th year of the Erie Canal and, at the time, the connection of New York State to the rest of the world, as upstate cities now had a direct connection to Lake Erie. Steuben County ...