Canalside could become home to a replica of the packet boat that Gov. DeWitt Clinton boarded in Buffalo and traveled to New York on to mark the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825. But that's only ...

As we celebrate the bicentennial of the Erie Canal, it’s important to recognize its crucial role in the Underground Railroad ...

The marquee bicentennial event is the re-creation of the journey of the Seneca Chief, the packet boat on which New York Gov. DeWitt Clinton opened the canal in 1825.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – With the New York State Canal set to open for its Bicentennial year, the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor and the NYS Canal Corporation have announced a list of ...

The Erie Canal opened Oct. 26, ... Gov. Clinton made a 10-day journey down the canal from Buffalo to the Hudson River and then to New York City aboard the packet boat Seneca Chief.

Oct. 15—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 ...

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 ...

One person was killed and 11 others were injured after a tourist boat capsized at an underground Erie Canal attraction in Lockport, New York Monday morning. The deadly incident happened at 11:20 a.… ...

A tour boat capsized in an underground cave along the Erie Canal in upstate New York on Monday, leaving one person dead and sending nearly a dozen others to the hospital, officials said.

The marquee bicentennial event is the re-creation of the journey of the Seneca Chief, the packet boat on which New York Gov. DeWitt Clinton opened the canal in 1825.