(THE CONVERSATION) Two hundred years ago, on Oct. 26, 1825, New York Gov. DeWitt Clinton boarded a canal boat by the shores of Lake Erie. Amid boisterous festivities, his vessel, the Seneca Chief, ...

Buffalo Maritime Center’s replica of the Erie Canal Boat Seneca Chief arrived in Rochester on Sept. 27 for its fourth port stop along its Bicentennial Voyage through the Erie Canal. The 33-day voyage ...

As the 200th anniversary of the Erie Canal approaches on Oct. 26, organizers are seeking to temper the celebration with an acknowledgment of the waterway’s displacement of Native American communities.

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Erie Canal boat “Seneca Chief” set sail from Buffalo on Wednesday morning to commemorate the canal’s 200th anniversary. People packed the commercial slip at Canalside to see ...

In September 1825, the Seneca Chief left Buffalo for Manhattan—a moment that would help transform western New York State into a boomtown. Here’s how to celebrate the bicentennial. The World Canals ...

Rochester, N.Y. — The bicentennial voyage continued along the Erie Canal Saturday. The canal's boat "Seneca Chief" traveled from Buffalo to New York City in honor of the canal's 200th anniversary.

It was a canalapalooza the week of Sept. 22 in western New York, with people coming from 10 countries to talk about these vital waterways. World Canals Conference 2025 was located in Buffalo due to ...

The handcrafted replica of the Erie Canal boat Seneca Chief left Canalside on Wednesday to re-create a historic journey along the Erie Canal. The 33-day Bicentennial Voyage commemorates Gov. DeWitt ...

Betty Hill (Lyons) is a citizen of the Onondaga Nation – Snipe Clan and president of the American Indian Law Alliance. Adam DJ Brett is the operation manager and international research associate for ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Celebrating the Erie Canal. On Saturday, a replica of the Erie Canal boat, “The Seneca Chief,” docked in Rochester as part of its Bicentennial Voyage. On Sept. 24, the Buffalo ...