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 ...

LOCKPORT – The Buffalo Maritime Center will build a 42-foot replica Erie Canal boat for demonstration use at Lockport’s canal locks next year. The City of Lockport announced Thursday that the $30,000 ...

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 ...

A local man plans to build a replica of a packet boat this winter -- and then launch it on the Erie Canal next year. A local man plans to build a replica of a packet boat this winter -- and then ...