There's no plaque that indicates who crafted the wooden model of the U.S. Brig Niagara on display at the Erie County Courthouse. An Erie woman hopes to change that. Mary Dearborn says that her ...

The USS Niagara sat at rest Wednesday, its rigging set to sail to starboard and its long guns, cannons and carronades in position for battle. Or rather, they would have been had the brig been about 64 ...

James “Jim” Twohig, who lives in Sun City Summerlin in Las Vegas, has built a fabulous model of the U.S. “Brig” Niagara. It’s the first model ship he’s built and completed in his life. This is a ...

Wednesday marked the 201st anniversary of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry's victory over the British fleet at the Battle of Lake Erie. U.S. Brig Niagara Senior Capt. Walter Rybka, Niagara Capt. Billy ...

BAY CITY, MI — The U.S. Brig Niagara, which carried Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry to victory in a pivotal naval battle during the War of 1812, will once again sound her 32-pound carronade cannons as ...