June 22, 2026
Pittsford on the bigger map
This week’s two stories share a thread: Pittsford has never been a place apart. The canal running through the village is about to anchor a national anniversary, and the trail that follows it turns out to move nearly $1.9 billion a year. Both are reminders that what passes through here connects us to something bigger than the village line.
The Erie Canal and Pittsford: What America's 250th Means for a Village Built on the Water
On June 22, 2026, a hand-built Seneca Chief replica passes through Pittsford on a 22-day bicentennial voyage retracing the Erie Canal's 1825 opening route from Waterford to Buffalo.
The Empire State Trail's Economic Impact: $1.87 Billion a Year — and Pittsford's Small, Real Place in It
The Empire State Trail pumps $1.87 billion a year into New York's economy — and the Erie Canalway corridor Pittsford sits on accounts for $687 million of that.
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