Canal’s 200th season in 2024 runs from May 17 to Oct. 16
Photo by Tom Rivers: A boat heads west on the Erie Canal on Oct. 7, 2023 and approaches the lift bridge in Eagle Harbor. The boat was captained by Veronica Morgan. It was part of a program highlighting hoggees, who were children who walked with mules that pulled boats on the canal in the 1800s.
The Erie Canal will open for its 200th navigational season on May 17. The canal will close to boaters on Oct. 16.
The state Canal Corp. announced today there will again be no tolls or fees for recreational use of the canal system this year.
“This year marks the 200th consecutive season of navigation along New York’s Canals,” the Canal Corp. announced today. “The 200th anniversary of the original Erie Canal’s completion and opening will be commemorated as the Erie Canal’s bicentennial in 2025.”
