New York Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul officially launched the 200th anniversary commemoration of the Erie Canal today with ceremonies at the Waterford Locks near Albany. Crews started digging 200 years ago this summer near Rome for the canal that links the Hudson River and Albany to Lake Erie and Buffalo. It was the first major […]
The massive fermentation tanks being shipped to Rochester’s Genesee Brewing have arrived in Albany via the Hudson River, and the barges are ready to be sent down the Erie Canal to Rochester. But like a lot of other things, getting them to the Flower City has been hampered by high water levels. High water from […]
The $40 million upgrade of the Genesee Brewery in Rochester is about to make for an unusual shipment over the Erie Canal. A dozen huge fermentation tanks will be shipped from Albany to Rochester via the Erie Canal, which rarely sees commercial shipping traffic these days. North American Breweries says the tanks are 20 x […]