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Amazing Video of Ice Flow on the Erie Canal at Oneida Lake near Sylvan Beach

Eric Meier — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 05:57:19 +0000

You’ve got to see this video captured at the end of January as blocks of ice float down the Erie Canal towards Oneida Lake in Verona Beach. The video was captured by Katie Crossway and shared by WKTV on Facebook: [button href="http://lite987.com/ever-heard-of-flyboarding-could-this-work-on-oneida-lake-video/" title="Watch: Flyboarding - Could It Come to Oneida Lake?" align="center"]

Utica's Children's Museum Opens Exhibit on Erie Canal

Eric Meier — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 22:18:05 +0000

The Erie Canal played a significant role in transforming New York into the Empire State. Now young New Yorkers have the chance to learn that history with a new exhibit open at the Children’s Museum in Utica. Museum Director Marlene Brown describes the exhibit: The Erie Canal played an important role in New York state’s [...]

5 Things You Probably Didn't Know About the Erie Canal

Eric Meier — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:11:24 +0000

The Erie Canal is the historic waterway that flows from the Hudson River at Albany to Lake Erie at Buffalo. When it was first dug in the 1820s, it cut shipping time and costs dramatically when transporting Midwestern commodities to markets in the East. The canal also gave rise to New York State's position as [...]

The Best Travel Spots on the Erie Canal in Central New York – Our Top 5

Eric Meier — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:15:42 +0000

The Erie Canal is one of the cultural and historic gems of our community. In fact, one could argue that cities like Utica, Rome and Little Falls owe their growth to the canal. Now used primarily for recreation rather than commerce, we take a look at the 5 best travel spots along the Erie Canal

Hauntings Along the Erie Canal – Central New York Paranormal

Lite 98.7 — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 19:51:13 +0000

In our last article, we discussed how a group of buildings can be haunted due to activities in that area. This week, we’re going to discuss another side of that, talking about whether ghosts haunt areas, or specific buildings. One local haunted site is Erie Canal Village. For readers not familiar with this popular school [...]