After spending a few days in Wayne County, the Erie Canal Boat Seneca Chief, a replica packet boat recreating Governor DeWitt Clinton’s 1825 inaugural voyage, will pass through Seneca and Cayuga Counties on Friday. Local historians and community members plan to welcome the crew from the ruins of the historic Richmond Aqueduct in Montezuma.
On the morning of September 24, Buffalo Maritime Center’s replica of the Erie Canal Boat Seneca Chief embarked on its Bicentennial Voyage, commemorating Governor DeWitt Clinton’s historic 1825 journey from Buffalo to New York Harbor.
A Buffalo Maritime Center crew, comprised of staff and volunteers, is navigating the 33-day voyage, departing from Buffalo’s Commercial Slip – the western terminus of the Erie Canal – and traveling to Pier 26 in New York City.
Along the way, the boat will dock at 28 ports along the Erie Canal and Hudson River before reaching New York City for the official commemoration of the canal’s opening, 200 years after Governor Clinton’s inaugural trip. This week, the boat docked on Tuesday in Newark, on Wednesday in Lyons, and on Thursday in Clyde. Tonight, the boat will dock in Baldwinsville.
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