There was a time when canals were part of the roadways of America east of the Mississippi River, connecting the small towns and villages to the big cities and allowing merchants and farmers to move ...

A new archaeological project seeks to learn more about Indiana's canal period. About a hundred and fifty years ago Indiana nearly bankrupted itself building a statewide canal system. The episode was ...

A new study supports an earlier report that found polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in sediments lining the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal in East Chicago, Ind. The study also presents data showing that ...

After months of public outcry, state and federal officials have agreed to investigate an alternative option for off-site disposal of contaminated sediment dredged from the Indiana Harbor and Shipping ...

The Canal Society of Indiana has about 400 members, said Carolyn Schmidt, Bob’s wife and group historian who creates a monthly publication running anywhere from 24- to 100-plus pages, full of ...

EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) - More sediment will be removed from an Indiana canal to allow barges with full loads to use waterway. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to dredge 182,300 cubic yards (139 ...

METAMORA, Ind. (WISH) — The Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites has secured a matching grant from the state government to help restore the Whitewater Canal State Historic Site in Metamora, said a ...

Indiana is working on plans to build a $25 million state archives building on the Central Canal downtown, taking up green space and adding another institutional user to the Canal Walk. The canal site, ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A popular summer concert series is returning to downtown Indianapolis! The Indiana Historical Society on Monday announced its lineup for the 2023 Concerts on the Canal season, ...