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After four years of construction in the Longshed Building at Canalside, the replica Erie Canal Boat Seneca Chief will move out to make way for interior construction and installation of the new ...
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 ...
On July 4, 1817, a shovel full of dirt, dug in Rome, marked the start of the original Erie Canal. It was officially completed in the fall of 1825, stretching from Albany to Buffalo. Take a trip ...
On Saturday, May 25, the community is invited to attend an inauguration event, recognizing the completion of the Erie Canal Boat Seneca Chief – the first boat to open the Erie Canal nearly 200 ...