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 ...

Erie Canal Boat Seneca Chief’s return to the Lockport Locks next week will be a homecoming of a sort. The vessel that’s re-enacting New York Governor DeWitt Clinton’s 1825 Erie Canal-opening voyage ...

Schenectady County will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Erie Canal with a special stop by the Seneca Chief, a full-scale replica of the first canal boat to travel the historic route. The boat ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Buffalo Maritime Center is recreating the historic maiden voyage of the Seneca Chief, the first boat to travel the entire Erie Canal. The replica of the Seneca Chief is traveling ...

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 ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. — When the replica Erie Canal boat Seneca Chief navigates into the Rondout Creek as part of a statewide tour commemorating the 200th anniversary of the opening of the Erie Canal and ...