AMHERST, N.Y. — David Harris' latest project in retirement is turning a lot of heads along the Erie Canal. "A friend took me on a trip up the canal on his power boat, and I thought it was beautiful ...

LaSALLE — A Streator company has won the bid to build a replica of an 1848 passenger canal boat that could become a major tourist attraction in LaSalle County in a year.

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 ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The replica of the “Seneca Chief” — the boat known as the first to open the Erie Canal — is inching closer to setting sail. “We wanted to build it on the sight, we wanted to ...

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 ...