The Seneca Chief, a replica of the first boat to travel the length of the Erie Canal, arrived in New York City on Sunday, just in time for the canal's 200th birthday.

Two centuries after the Erie Canal was opened with a triumphant boat trip from Buffalo to New York City, a brightly painted replica of the original vessel is retracing the original route.

Buffalo Maritime Center’s replica of the Erie Canal Boat Seneca Chief arrived in Rochester on Sept. 27 for its fourth port stop along its Bicentennial Voyage through the Erie Canal. The 33-day voyage ...

The replica Erie Canal boat, Seneca Chief, was welcomed to New York Harbor. Several reflected on the meaning of the journey on the 200th anniversary of the canal.

The Erie Canal is largely quiet now, but when the Seneca Chief set sail for Manhattan from Buffalo, New York, on September 24, 1825, this inaugural voyage heralded a century-long revenue stream.

GLENVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Two centuries after New York Gov. DeWitt Clinton opened the Erie Canal with a triumphant boat trip from Buffalo to New York City, a brightly painted replica of the vessel is ...