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 ...

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 ...

As Sunday’s Canal Fest of the Tonawandas approaches, boating tinkerer Marcus Gillebaard has high hopes for big crowds and a wild race and battle of far-out creations at the 33rd annual ...

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 ...

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 ...