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At the turn of the 20th century, Buffalo Harbor ferries were to the Erie Basin Marina what gondolas were to Venice.
Back then, the marina was so crowded with freight and passenger ships that ferries were the quickest, simplest way to transport people and cargo from ship to dock, from ship to ship and from ship to various canal systems, said Walter Manalio, facilities manager for the Buffalo State College Maritime Center.See the full content of this document
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Group Turns Back the Clock at Harbor
"Like in Venice, it was the way to get around. [The Buffalo ferryboats] were typical of the the era, l...
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