The replica of the Erie Canal Boat, Seneca Chief, built within the Longshed at Canalside over the course of four years, is off to the next leg of its journey. On Tuesday, May 7 at around 11am, throngs ...

Oct. 15—The full-sized replica of the Erie Canal boat "Seneca Chief" is wintering in Lockport's Flight of Five Locks before it leaves again for Buffalo in May. The Buffalo Maritime Center built the ...

There was a time when the Portage Canal was more than a mosquito breeding ground and a repository for boulders and bicycles. Fred Teitgen has the pictures to prove it. Teitgen, a Columbia County ...

2024 has been a remarkable year as we look forward to celebrating the upcoming 200th anniversary of the completion of building the Erie Canal. The central theme for this next year’s celebration ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The replica of the “Seneca Chief” — the boat known as the first to open the Erie Canal — is inching closer to setting sail. “We wanted to build it on the sight, we wanted to ...

They sawed, bent, clamped and hammered planks for months – building something that hasn't been built in Buffalo in at least 170 years. The Erie Canal has a new cargo boat. The 40 volunteers labored ...

I’m James, a narrowboat enthusiast and renovator! Since 2020, I’ve been restoring classic canal boats, starting with Sloe ...