Exploring the Process of Building the Seneca Chief
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Recorded on August 12, 2025 at 7:00 pm Program Runtime: 01:28:16 The program was recorded at: Greece Public Library Presenter: Dr. John Montague |
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Recorded on August 12, 2025 at 7:00 pm Program Runtime: 01:28:16 The program was recorded at: Greece Public Library Presenter: Dr. John Montague |
Join us as Dr. John Montague from the Buffalo Maritime Center explains the community boatbuilding project to recreate the Erie Canal Boat Seneca Chief and the role of the original boat in opening the Erie Canal in 1825. It will also detail what visitors can expect when the canal boat travels from Buffalo to New York City to commemorate the Erie Canal Bicentennial.
More on the Buffalo Maritime Center and the Erie Canal – https://buffalomaritimecenter.org/erie-canal-boat-seneca-chief/
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