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  10/02/2008 - Plans to Rebuilding Lakeview House at Front Park, which was demolished in the 1890s

 

  08/28/2008 - Vacant South Buffalo Lighthouse is for sale 105-year-old structure being marketed first to local organizations.

 

  08/14/2008 -Announcing a NEW alternative to Route 5 reconstruction that would create a boulevard and access 77 more acres of waterfront

 

  07/23/2008 - Bassmaster Elite Series Empire Chase at NFTA Small Boat Harbor July 31 through August 3 2008

 

  07/16/2008 - Officials say yes to Bass Pro - officials on Tuesday gave initial approval to knock down the city’s Memorial Auditorium

 

  07/03/2008 - July 4th Celebration: Buffalo's Official Fourth of July Celebration

 

  07/02/2008 - Erie Canal Harbor Officially Opens to Public

 

 

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  10/02/2008 - Plans to Rebuilding Lakeview House at Front Park, which was demolished in the 1890's

  08/28/2008 - Vacant South Buffalo Lighthouse is for sale 105-year-old structure....

  08/14/2008 -Announcing a NEW alternative to Route 5 reconstruction...

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Suth Buffalo Light House 4 Sale

South Buffalo Lighthouse is for sale

For Sale: Historic waterfront property. Forty-three feet tall, circular floor plan, fantastic views of Lake Erie and Buffalo’s outer harbor

Vacant South Buffalo Lighthouse is for sale 105-year-old structure being marketed first to local organizations, minimum required bid could be as low as $5,000

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Photos of the Bassmaster Elite Series Empire Chase.

    July 31, 2008 - August 3, 2008- Photos of Last Day weight ins and winner of the event Kotaro

Buffalowaterfront.com wants to welcome our new Photographer Dylan Buyskes, Dylan is a well established professional Photographer in the Western New York area and we are glade to have him as part of our team. Dylan has taken some great shots of Bassmaster Elite Series Empire Chase at the small boat harbor.


Kotaro Kiriyama

2008 Bassmaster Elite Series Empire Chase winner Kotaro Kiriyama

Thinking small paid big dividends for Bassmaster Elite Series pro Kotaro Kiriyama of Moody, Ala., as he kept with a plan to key in on bait fish and surged to the lead Saturday to take the lead on Day 3 in the Empire Chase. Kiriyama’s 25 pounds is the heaviest five-fish limit of the four-day tournament so far on Lake Erie and the Niagara River.

Buffalo Place Rocks the Harbor:

Buffalo Place Rocks the Harbor makes its triumphant return on Friday and Saturday, August 15th and 16th at the Erie Canal Harbor. Newfoundland Celtic rockers, Great Big Sea will kick off the weekend event on Friday with very special guest Mason Jennings. The Robert Cray Band will headline the Saturday concert and blues singer-songwriter, Keb' Mo' will kick off this evening of performance on Buffalo's beautiful waterfront.

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Bassmaster Elite Series Empire Chase.

    July 31, 2008 - August 3, 2008

"Be on the lake when its all on the line" - Bassmaster Elite Series Empire Chase returns to Buffalo this summer. 110 of the worlds top anglers compete for over $650,000 in prizes. Daily Weigh-Ins start at 5pm. Weekend family activities include Meet the Anglers, Bassmaster University, Fishing Tips, and much more. All events are free to the public.

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July 4th Celebration: Pictures of Buffalo's Official Fourth of July Celebration.

July 9, 2008

 

Thanks to Mike and Carol Dowling, of Williamsville, N.Y. for visiting and taking and some pictures of the first Erie Canal Harbor 4th of July celebration in Buffalo. Things seem to go very well with little complication or complains. Two thumbs UP!

 

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Erie Canal Harbor Officially Opens to Public

July 2, 2008

 

Today Governor David A. Paterson announced the official opening of the newly restored Erie Canal Harbor to the general public.  This historic announcement was marked by a symbolic "Wedding of the Waters" observance at the harbor site, led by U.S. Senator Charles Schumer, U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton

 

 

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  Healthy Lakes, Healthy Lives Boat Tour

See one of the fastest sailing vessels on the Great Lakes - Healthy Lakes, Healthy Lives Expo

Saturday, June 7 from 10:00 am to 4:00pm at the Commercial Slip, Inner Harbor.

 

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Memorial Day Draws Large Crowd at
The Erie Canal Terminus


The sound of the waterfall over the canal slip is the backdrop for something that's been talked about for years; development on Buffalo's waterfront.

 

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  08/23/2008 - Navy Week - Saturday, August 23rd - Sunday, August 31st, will be Navy Week in Buffalo! Free concerts on the Central Wharf

 

  06/19/2008 - Winds of Change Blow into Lackawanna

 

 Healthy Lakes, Healthy Lives Boat Tour, See one of the fastest sailing vessels on the
Great Lakes
-  06/07/2008

 

  Memorial Day Draws Large Crowd to the Erie Canal Terminus- 05/26/2008

 

  Bright Future of Buffalo's Waterfront Threatened by State Plans to Expand Freeway Infrastructure
03/26/2008

 

  Clearing The Way for New Development - ECHDC Announces Additional Waterfront Progress
03/21/2008

 

Outer Harbor Parkway to be completed by the fall of 2010 - But is it the RIGHT plan

Having the ability to show progress on that crucial roads that link between downtown and the Southtowns is critical in hopes of future harbor infrastructure funding,including federal Highway Bill aid to remove the Skyway...

April 19, 2008
 

Clearing The Way for New Development on Buffalo's Waterfront

The Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation (ECHDC) Board of Directors today awarded $7.1 million in asbestos removal work to LVI Environmental, Inc. (LVI), for activities at the recently acquired Donovan State Office Building.
03/25/2008
 

Condominium & Hotel Combination Slated for the Freezer Queen Site

Developer Gerald Buchheit, a principal in Queen City Landing LLC, confirmed his group has retained JCJ Architects of Hartford, Conn., to design a combination condominium/hotel complex for the nearly 20 acre Fuhrmann Boulevard parcel.

03/15/2008
 

Weather museum as Buffalo waterfront draw?

Imagine an architectural masterpiece on the downtown waterfront that includes an Imax attraction where people become armchair storm-chasers.

If advocates can find the money to build a high-tech weather museum, they’re convinced that it would help draw visitors from across the continent.

03/10/2008
 

NYPA $2 Million Payment Continues Commitment to Waterfront, Greenway Revitalization

BUFFALO—The Buffalo waterfront received a major boost Wednesday with the presentation by the New York Power Authority (NYPA) of a ceremonial check for $2 million symbolizing the statewide public power utility’s commitment to the waterfront’s revitalization.

08/19/2007
 
 

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