The Hottest Show in Town
When you travel with the GlassBarge, you’re definitely traveling with the hottest show in town. The furnaces blast away at 2,100 degrees with molten glass, ready to be gathered on …
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Ship’s Log: Schooner Lois McClure, End of the 2017 Legacy Tour
Matt Harrison Winter is in the air in Vermont and New York and the 2017 Lois McClure Legacy tour has come to a successful conclusion! The canal boat made 36 stops in …
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Ship’s Log: Schooner Lois McClure, Tonawanda & Buffalo
Erick Tichonuk, Tonawanda & Buffalo With the Niagara Escarpment and Lockport in the rearview mirror (just a figure of speech, we don’t have a rear view mirror on the canal boat), …
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Ship’s Log, Schooner Lois McClure; Lockport, NY
Art Cohn, Lockport, NY As the name implies, Lockport is all about the locks on the canal. One of the great engineering challenges facing the canal builders was to figure …
Ship’s Log, Schooner Lois McClure, Medina, NY
Art Cohn, Medina, NY The original attraction of the location of the Village of Medina was the water-power of Oak Orchard Creek, which flowed with great potential for water-powered industries …
Ship’s Log, Schooner Lois McClure, Holley-on-the Erie Canal
Art Cohn, Holley-on-the Erie Canal, NY In a beautiful gentle curve where the Erie Canal crosses high above Sandy Creek, is the Village of Holley. At the border to Orleans …
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Ship’s Log, Schooner Lois McClure, Rochester & Spencerport, NY
Rochester & Spencerport, NY After a great stop in Fairport the Lois McClure crew made the short trip to Rochester. We went under the first of many lift bridges leaving Fairport. …
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Ship’s Log, Schooner Lois McClure, Fairport, NY
Erick Tichonuk, Fairport, NY Fairport has an active canal waterfront. Every time we visit they have to reserve us space because of the popularity with boaters. This is the result …
Ship’s Log, Schooner Lois McClure, Lyons, NY
Erick Tichonuk, Lyons, NY If you ever wonder whether one person can really make a difference you should crew aboard the Lois McClure. Nowhere is it more evident than when …
Ship’s Log, Schooner Lois McClure, Baldwinsville, NY
Drew Stierhoff After a long day of interpreting in Rome, the crew woke up bright and early for a long transit day. With weather forecasts looking grim for the next …
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