The historic replica of the Erie Canal Boat Seneca Chief has arrived at Canalside (from its winter berth in Lockport), marking the official launch of the Erie Canal Boat Summer Series.

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 ...

The “Seneca Chief” is a replica of the first boat to travel the length of the Erie Canal, nearly 200 years ago. It is set to make that same trip in May 2025 to celebrate the canal’s ...

Rochester, N.Y. — A full-sized replica of the boat Seneca Chief that opened the Erie Canal in 1825 passed through Rochester on Wednesday during its tour of communities across the state.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Dozens of folks were cheering at the sound of the horn on Tuesday, as the replica Seneca Chief boat was carried out from the Buffalo Maritime Center's Longshed. "I wanted to be ...

MEDINA — History, in the form of the Erie Canal Boat Seneca Chief, will dock at 1 Canal Basin next Monday and Friday. Both days consist of live music, food trucks, engaging speaker series ...

In a news release, the office announced this week that the Seneca Chief, a replica of the boat New York Gov. Dewitt Clinton traveled on while celebrating the Erie Canal’s opening in 1825 ...

A new mural at the Camillus Erie Canal Park depicts the Seneca Chief, the first boat to traverse the Erie Canal in 1825. The mural is part of Mural Mania, a project that has created over 80 murals ...

The Ralph Wilson Park Bridge arrived at Ralph Wilson Park on Tuesday afternoon. City Leaders, park and canal officials, and community volunteers gathered in the park to watch the barge carrying ...