The ties between the replica Seneca Chief and Lockport actually go back further, according to Glynn. The first boat that the ...

On the morning of Wednesday, September 24, 2025, Buffalo Maritime Center’s replica of the Erie Canal Boat Seneca Chief will embark on its Bicentennial Voyage, commemorating Governor DeWitt Clinton’s ...

The handcrafted replica of the Erie Canal boat Seneca Chief left Canalside on Wednesday to re-create a historic journey along the Erie Canal.

In September 1825, the Seneca Chief left Buffalo for Manhattan—a moment that would help transform western New York State into ...

New York State Canal Corporation will host a series of flotillas (boat parades) along the Erie Canal beginning next week as the Buffalo Maritime Center’s Erie Canal Boat Seneca Chief sets out on its ...

In celebration of the 200th anniversary of the opening of the Erie Canal, the Seneca Chief replica canal boat will dock in ...

A handcrafted replica of the Seneca Chief — the boat that led the Erie Canal’s first voyage 200 years ago — will dock in ...

A tree is planted in Buffalo. It is planted in the brush along the Buffalo River on what used to be Seneca land. The tree is ...

A full-scale replica of the Erie Canal Boat Seneca Chief – the vessel that first journeyed from Buffalo to New York City to mark the canal’s completion – will reach Brewerton, its 12th stop, on the ...

The replica Seneca Chief will soon begin its bicentennial voyage from Buffalo to New York Harbor. Find out what unique tribute will be made along the route.

As we continue the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Erie Canal, I admit to intense frustration trying to track the ...

LOCKPORT — Big Ditch Brewing Co. and the Buffalo Maritime Center launched a special beer on Thursday to commemorate the bicentennial voyage this September of the Erie Canal replica boat Seneca Chief.