When Max was in middle school I sometimes would take his textbooks to my office and photocopy the pages blocking out distracting charts, images, sidebars, etc. One night I was too tired to trek across the yard to open my office, so I volunteered to read out loud a chapter on US westward expansion in the early 19th century. The mere paragraph this text devoted to the conception, construction and historical importance of the Erie Canal, left me slack-jawed.

Gabe and I are both native New Yorkers and a generous segment of our American history education was devoted to this pivotal accomplishment. Knowing us, you can just picture what happened next. Please visit the Erie Canal Gallery to learn how this educational faux pas lead to a summer spent cruising the New York State Barge Canal looking for evidence of the Old Erie. (To get back here select "Prints and Posters".) Two posters from the original exhibit are available as well as a minifolio of all titles.

And please read the fascinating story of how this seminal event assured our nation would ever develop into a coast-to-coast country.

Currently, we have 30 titles in our Erie Canal Edition. The archival giclee prints are signed, matted, and available in three sizes, with the smallest size matted and framed. Available overall sizes are 16" x 20", 8" x 10" and 5" x 7". The posters from the original exhibition is also availabe elsewhere in this section. -Pat