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

Following the Bicentennial Voyage, Erie Canal Boat Seneca Chief will winter in Albany. Programming, tours and a smaller-scale ...

The Erie Canal Boat "Seneca Chief" embarked on a bicentennial voyage.The vessel will travel from Buffalo, N.Y. to the New York Harbor to commemorate the opening ...

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

Erie Canal Boat Seneca Chief’s return to the Lockport Locks today will be a homecoming of a sort. The vessel that’s ...

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 ...

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

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

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

Full-scale replica of the 1825 canal boat brings history to life, educating communities about the Erie Canal’s impact and ...

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 ...