They sawed, bent, clamped and hammered planks for months – building something that hasn't been built in Buffalo in at least 170 years. The Erie Canal has a new cargo boat. The 40 volunteers labored ...

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, throngs ...

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 boat ...

2024 has been a remarkable year as we look forward to celebrating the upcoming 200th anniversary of the completion of building the Erie Canal. The central theme for this next year’s celebration ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — If you've been to Canalside recently, you've probably noticed all the activity in the Longshed Building. Volunteers with the Buffalo Maritime Center have been hard at work building a ...

LOCKPORT - The Buffalo Maritime Center, which is already building a reproduction of a War of 1812 naval craft, has been chosen to construct a replica of a mid-19th century Erie Canal packet boat for ...

The canal performed a crucial part in the economic development of the region Ride the historic Josiah White II canal boat and journey back in time as it glides on a section of the Lehigh Canal. Still ...

Three boats were caught up in the developing sinkhole, measuring 50m in length and width, according to the service, which ...