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

The Erie Canal boat “Seneca Chief” set sail from Buffalo on Wednesday morning to commemorate the canal’s 200th anniversary. People packed the ...

McCain, daughter of Sen. John McCain, quickly deleted a social media post criticizing 19-year-old Violet Affleck for speaking ...

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

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

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.

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 ...