When my friend, Erik, first floated the idea of a self-piloted voyage along the Erie Canal, I did the math. From my apartment in Rochester, New York, I can drive west to the town of Spencerport in 21 ...

The Erie Canal is a waterway that not only played a pivotal role in New York's economic development, but expansion of the country westward.

Sixty years ago, these freshwater springs and forests were drowned by a 9,500-acre reservoir. Could the ecosystem finally be ...

From small towns to scenic stops, these affordable Ohio day trips deliver more fun than their price tag suggests.

And yet in May, American Cruise Lines launches a nine-day Great Lakes and Thousand Islands Cruise, starting in Syracuse.

It's worth the effort to rediscover places you might have written off. These cities are perfect examples, because over the ...

The 1,004-foot-long American Spirit passed through the locks on Jan. 15, headed for Ohio with iron ore.

There are drives that shuffle past strip malls, and then there are drives that suddenly drop you into the 1830s like Roscoe ...

CELINA - From themed trails to hand-painted murals and educational programming, the Grand Lake region is laying the ...

Tucked away in Tuscarawas County, where the rolling hills of eastern Ohio cradle the gentle flow of the Tuscarawas River, sits Bolivar—a town so genuinely charming it feels like stepping into a living ...

Nestled where the Muskingum River meets the mighty Ohio, Marietta is Ohio’s oldest settlement and it shows in the best ...

Jan. 16, 2026 Edward Norman Bracht, age 85, passed away on Jan. 16, 2026. Edward was born to Veronica and Edward Bracht in the Bronx. He grew up with his sister, Barbara, and younger brother, Kenneth, ...