The U.S. Brig Niagara could spend its entire summer in Erie, due in large part to state government's $2 billion budget deficit.The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission is studying a recommendation to discontinue the Niagara's sailing program, which includes visits to ports throughout the Great Lakes and public educational sails. The state-owned Niagara is a replica of the flagship that Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry used to defeat the British in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812.Friday, March 27, 2009
U.S. Brig Niagara's sailing season sunk
The U.S. Brig Niagara could spend its entire summer in Erie, due in large part to state government's $2 billion budget deficit.The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission is studying a recommendation to discontinue the Niagara's sailing program, which includes visits to ports throughout the Great Lakes and public educational sails. The state-owned Niagara is a replica of the flagship that Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry used to defeat the British in the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812.
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