Rochester Police fished a man out of the Erie Canal after he fell in at Genesee Valley Park Monday morning. A spokeswoman says the man in his 60s is a visitor to the area, and was sightseeing near the University of Rochester campus when he accidentally fell in the canal. He was taken to Strong […]
On the bicentennial of the Erie Canal, Governor Cuomo has launched what the state calls a “global competition” to reimagine the New York State Canal System for the 21st Century. The governor’s office says Cuomo wants the Erie and New York’s connecting canals to be an engine for Upstate economic growth and a world-class tourist […]
Six people jumped overboard and swam to safety this afternoon when a boat went up in flames on the Erie Canal near Brockport. The accident happened at the Sans Souci Park marina near the Monroe-Orleans County line, and the boat was destroyed in the fire. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office says Tina Fiegel was running […]