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How the Erie Canal took the U.S. from third-world status to economic powerhouse

September 28, 2017 News

See story at WRVO here. Canal enthusiasts from all over the world converged on Syracuse this week for the 2017 World Canals Conference. One of the reasons organizers chose central New York is it's intimate history with the Erie Canal, which is celebrating the bicentennial the start of its construction this year. It’s a Read More »

Massive paintings have sprung up in the middle of a downtown Syracuse street

September 23, 2017 News

See story on Syracuse.com here. By Marnie Eisenstadt, meisenstadt@syracuse.com, syracuse.com Syracuse, N.Y. -- The middle of a downtown street has become a massive canvas for local artists. In recent weeks, six immense paintings and drawings have taken over the middle of East Water Street. The art stretches two blocks -- from South Read More »

Free Curator Talk: Glassmaking Along the Canal

September 22, 2017 Event, Program

You are cordially invited to the Erie Canal Museum for a free curator talk about glassmaking on the Erie Canal. The program is scheduled for 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Thursday, October 12 in the second floor gallery of the Museum, located at 318 Erie Boulevard East, Syracuse, New York. Curator Ashley Maready will discuss the history Read More »

Jay Ungar & Molly Mason Headline Heartland Passage Tour

September 21, 2017 Event, Members, News, Program

Famed musicians Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, known for Ashokan Farewell, the theme song to Ken Burns' Civil War documentary and other tunes, headline the Baldwinsville stop on The Heartland Passage Tour. This unique performance event brings troubadours, performers and storytellers - and the local premiere of a documentary by an Academy Award winning independent filmmaker - to ten Read More »