The Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park and Erie Basin Marina

The Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park and Erie Basin Marina is located downtown in Buffalo, NY.  At the Naval and Military park, you will find iconic WWII era ships, the military park with monuments dedicated to various wars that Buffalo's citizens were involved in. 

The Erie Basin Marina offers tremendous views of the Buffalo Lighthouse, the intake water tower, Lake Erie, the Observation deck and much more!

Both of these wonderful locations provide a large touristic spot of the city's emerging waterfront life. 

537 U.S.S. Sullivans 

537, 246 and 4 

A Beautiful Solar Day

A Peek Through

African American Military Monument  

American Flag at the African American Military Monument  

Benches Covered in Snow

Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park  

Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park Monument  

Buffalo Lighthouse in Winter 2025

Buffalo Water Intake

Buffalo, NY in Winter

Criss Crossed View

Diverged Paths

Dripped in Ice

Erie Basin Marina Mooring Bracket

Expelling Ice

Freightliner Docked to Port

Frozen Shore

Hopeful Rays of Warmth

Ice Currents

Iced Aurora Reflections  

Illusions of Flight

In Between

Korea War Memorial at Buffalo Naval Park

Life's Perfection

Little Rock Above

Longshed

Looking Out at Lake Erie

Memorial Reflections

Onward

Park Bench View

Peaceful Winter Landscape

Pier Winter Wonderland

Rocks, Snow and Logs

Search Light

Separation of Lake Erie Colors

Sheets of Lake Ice

Sideviews of the Sullivans

Snow Beach Dunes

Sun Ray Reflections Over Ice

The Lighthouse at Erie Basin Marina

Tired Over

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Plaque

Treading Icy Waters

U.S.S. Little Rock and U.S.S. Croaker 

US Coast Guard to Free Freightliner Trapped in Ice

USS Croaker and USS Little Rock  

USS Little Rock and USS Croaker 

USS Sullivans A Retired Fletcher Class Destroyer 

USS Sullivan's Shamrock  

Vietnam War Memorial in Buffalo, NY 

Washed Ashore Wooden Lake Monster Sculpture

Winter Equals No Construction Season 

Winter's Twilight

The Following videos are compromised of the US Coast Guard's ice breaker on its way to free a Canadian freighter called the Manitoulin. This ship was trapped in Lake Erie's thick ice in January 2025.

Various playful sounds at the Erie Basin Marina as the sounds echo into the piercing but blanketed quiet.