This is a cool addition to the Buffalo waterfront. Buffalo's waterfront is best experienced from while the leaves are out on the trees. This roughly corresponds to a decreased likelihood of cold wind off Lake Erie causing you to think poorly of our beautiful city. The Erie Canal Harbor was the western terminus of the Erie "Fifteen miles on the Erie Canal" Canal. This linked the Hudson River and New York City to the Great Lakes and the interior of North America. And Buffalo was the center of it all. In 1900, Buffalo was the richest city (per capita wealth) in the US. In 2000, it was Seattle. At this site, you can see the old stone walls of the canal, stone foundations of old warehouses, and a neat period replica bridge over the canal. As a bonus, you can enjoy views of the Buffalo River, Buffalo Lighthouse, and lots of a Buffalo invention, the grain elevator. It is sort of hard to get to, but head for the Naval and Serviceman's Park on Marine Drive and it is right next door to the Naval Park museum. Here are directions from the Buffalo Ward chapel:
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