The Seneca Chief's Voyage
The Seneca Chief is a reminder of what was gained and lost with the development of the Erie Canal.
On its voyage, a barrel has been filling with waters collected from each stop along the Erie Canal. At each port, representatives are presented with a white pine tree, the Haudenosaunee's "great tree of peace," to plant.
The white pine tree is the Haudenosaunee's "great tree of peace."
Buffalo Maritime Center Executive Director Brian Trzeciak and Education Director Chelsea Moore discussed the voyage with The Buffalo News.
- The Seneca Chief began its 33-day bicentennial voyage along the Erie Canal to New York Harbor on Sept. 24.
- The crowd greeted the Erie Canal Boat Seneca Chief at Lauraville Landing Park in the Village of Clyde.
- City of Lockport Mayor John Lombardi poured water from the locks into a barrel for the Gathering of the Waters ceremony.
Author's summary: The Seneca Chief's voyage marks the Erie Canal's bicentennial.