Further reading on the Erie Canal
December 15, 2025
2025 marked 200 years of the Erie Canal, a titanic work that dramatically reshaped the landscape of New York State ...
Guest Post: Down the Hudson River, a familiar trip with a new perspective
December 8, 2025
“Fast forward to 2023 on a hike in the Tucson mountains. In a flash of self-discovery, wondering what it would ...
Jewish art and mapping boundaries in December’s new books
December 1, 2025
The end of the year is upon us and two new books are out this month from Syracuse University Press. ...
The Erie Canal in literature and theater
November 24, 2025
In Low Bridge! Folklore and the Erie Canal, author Lionel D. Wyld recounts some of the early 20th Century literature ...