Peter Porter didn’t like to lose, but lose he did. Buffalo, not his beloved Black Rock, won the right to become the western terminus of the Erie Canal. Yet, who was it that would introduce Lafayette to the newly opened segment of this important waterway? Read this week’s Carosa Commentary “Lafayette’s Farewell Tour: Breakfast At Black Rock Then On To Tonawanda,” to enjoy the next leg of Lafayette’s tour through the Greater Western New York Region.
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