Cotterfest: Celebrating Buffalo’s historic fireboat

Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) – Not many things from 1900 are still operating in the City of Buffalo today, but the Edward M. Cotter Fireboat is still going strong.

“It’s such an iconic piece of Buffalo history,” said Cotter Cpt. Michael Kick on WBEN. “It was a state of the art vessel, built as an icebreaker and a fireboat.”

A 125th anniversary celebration of the Cotter will be held Saturday at Riverfest Park on Ohio Street from 1 p.m.-to-6 p.m…

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