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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 bicentennial.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The Seneca Chief boat is being commemorated on Saturday, in celebration of the Erie Canal's bicentennial. The Buffalo Maritime Center had the help of over 200 volunteers ...

Volunteer boat builders at Canalside’s Longshed Building have been busy working on a replica of the Erie Canal-era Seneca Chief for the past few years, lofting the boat, planing stock, making ...

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 ...

This is the Seneca Chief that Governor DeWitt Clinton took from Buffalo to Albany, eventually NYC when they opened the canal in 1825." Allen says over 200 volunteers helped build the vessel.

We wanted to see if there was some history out there that said, "This boat was named Seneca Chief because." - Brian and his team got ahold of me about five years ago, asking about the name.

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 comm ...

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.