What will it take to bring Great Lakes cruise ships to Buffalo?
When the DL&W railroad station was built in 1917 at the foot of Main Street, it brought passenger boats with travelers that bustled into the Queen City.
More than 100 years later, tourism officials are hoping that will happen again, as the Erie County Harbor Development Corp. considers the DL&W site or one on the Michigan Pier for a new boat terminal catering to pleasure cruises on the Great Lakes.
Cruising is a big business on the Great Lakes, and brings sought-after tourism dollars to port regions, tourism officials said.
