The Erie Canal is 338 miles long and lies entirely within the state of New York. Prepare yourself and your vessel before you embark by listening to what other sailors have to say about their own experiences.

Ships Blog explores the New York State Canal System (Erie Canal, Cayuga-Seneca Canal, Oswego Canal, and Champlain Canal) and is a resource for boating on the barge canal.

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Middleport, New York, a friendly community. Middleport is a quaint little village of about 2,000 residents situated in the Towns of Royalton and Hartland on the eastern edge of Niagara County.

Rose Lummis Dinner & Tour Boat of Spencerport and Brockport provides a unique boating experience for sunset dinner cruises and educational tours along the historic New York State Canal System.

An informal cruising guide based on our personal experiences. Marinas, services and places that we found interesting.

Rochester and Upstate New York waterways

Adams Basin Inn B&B on the Erie Canal in western New York near Brockport, Rochester and the Finger Lakes

The New York State Tour Boat Association was formed in 1984 to promote the passenger vessel industry and to make it easier for travelers to enjoy the magnificent, waterways of New York State.

Cruising guides, charts, chartbooks, and books of general interest for the Champlain Canal.