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"Pride of Erie Canal" under construction in Lockport

WBFO-FM 88.7 | By Michael Mroziak
Published January 3, 2012 at 5:00 AM EST
It might not look like a boat just yet, but work is underway on a replica Erie Canal packet boat. In the photo, Michael Weekes overlooks volunteers who were working on the hull in Lockport last month.
Photo courtesy of Michael Weekes
It might not look like a boat just yet, but work is underway on a replica Erie Canal packet boat. In the photo, Michael Weekes overlooks volunteers who were working on the hull in Lockport last month.

In just a few months, a fully-sized replica of the boats that once hauled goods along the Erie Canal will be launched in Lockport.  It will complete a project that's become a labor of love for the man leading its construction. 

WBFO's Michael Mroziak interviewed Michael Weekes in our studio last week to find out more about this heritage project.
 
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Michael Mroziak
Michael Mroziak is an experienced, award-winning reporter whose career includes work in broadcast and print media. When he joined the WBFO news staff in April 2015, it was a return to both the radio station and to Horizons Plaza.
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