Lois McClure died at her home in Shelburne early this week. She was 98. Born into the family that used to own the Burlington Free Press, McClure and her late husband, Mac, started the J.

An authentic replica of a 19th-century canal boat is making a return trip to Buffalo. The Lois McClure will be arriving in Buffalo on Friday, August 18, as part of a Canal Bicentennial Celebration.