ERIE — Following the completion of a year-long restoration and refit in Maine, the U.S. Brig Niagara is scheduled to return to the Erie Maritime Museum by July 2 as part of Pennsylvania’s America 250 celebrations.
At daybreak on Saturday, the Commonwealth’s flagship cast off her lines at Bristol Marine’s Sample’s Shipyard, marking the successful completion of her year-long, $6.9-million restoration and refit to ensure the Niagara is structurally sound and fit to sail for decades to come.
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