Correspondent Post: Medina

Steve Boerner was canalside in Medina when the Seneca Chief flotilla Thursday afternoon. Note the captions below the corresponding photo. It’s important to underscore that unlike the the 1825 voyage, which culminated in a wedding of the waters, this voyage has modified that aspect by conducting a gathering of waters. See this link for more…

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September 27, 2025

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200th Year Bicentennial, Buffalo Maritime Center, Canal Society of New York, gathering of waters, Medina, Seneca Chief, Steve Boerner

Steve Boerner was canalside in Medina when the Seneca Chief flotilla Thursday afternoon. Note the captions below the corresponding photo.

Tugboat CL Churchill and Seneca Chief, Medina.

Tugboat CL Churchill and Seneca Chief, Medina. Note Orleans County bicentennial mascot Orly the Ox near the bow.

Tugboat CL Churchill and Seneca Chief, Medina. “Squeezebox Johnny” Quinn, 93, of Buffalo.

Tugboat CL Churchill and Seneca Chief, Medina. “Gathering of the Waters,” from left: Medina Marguerite Sherman, Medina mayor; Paul Winnie, Tonawanda Seneca Nation; Jess Marciano, Medina deputy mayor; Terry Abrams, Tonawanda Seneca Nation.

It’s important to underscore that unlike the the 1825 voyage, which culminated in a wedding of the waters, this voyage has modified that aspect by conducting a gathering of waters. See this link for more of that story. For the impact of the Erie Canal on indigenous peoples, click here.

Many thanks to Steve and the other correspondents for coverage of this voyage across the state thus far. Remember that Dispatches welcomes anyone to submit photos and accounts of this voyage, i.e., you can select yourself as a correspondent. Photos and stories can be sent to this email address: canalsocietyofnysphotos@gmail.com

Today Seneca Chief is in Rochester; tomorrow, Fairport. Can someone send photos along from Brockport or anywhere along the canal?