St Johnsville
by Tom Larsen When the planning for a tour starts in the depths of winter, we reach out to communities that we may have missed the last time we came …
Museum
Life of a Volunteer aboard the LOIS MCCLURE
by Jeff Gorss THE VESSEL It’s been variously referred to as a sailing canal boat, a canal schooner, a schooner, a canal boat, the boat, the ship, the Lois, and …
When in Rome
by Ian Montgomery Leaving Phoenix, we had two days scheduled to cross Lake Oneida. Looking at the weather, we decided to cross the lake on the second of the two …
Phoenix
by Tom Larsen Leaving Oswego for Phoenix brought a shift in the feel of the tour. No longer were we in large water, where the horizon is unbroken by land. …
Captain’s Log, Part 6
On August 20th, we were ready to tackle Lake Ontario with the Lois McClure. I say tackle because Lake Ontario is Big Water, plenty big enough to get too rough …
A Second View of Sackets Harbor to Oswego
Four o’clock in the morning is as good as night. A few hours earlier I woke up ‘round midnight to see the breeze was up. If the wind were to …
Sackets Harbor to Oswego
by Carolyn Kennedy After only a couple of hours with the public on Sunday, August 26th in Sackett’s Harbor, NY, the crew of the Lois McClure enjoyed a few days …
Captain’s Log, Part 5
On August 8th, the Lois McClure, towed by the tug, C. L. Churchill, on her hip, left Ottawa and went up through two pairs of locks and into the navigable …
The Rideau Canal to Jones Falls, Kingston and Sackets Harbor
by Art Cohn When last I wrote, the Lois McClure and her crew were about to proceed down the Rideau Canal from Ottawa to Kingston. Traveling this historic waterway southward …
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Smiths Falls
by Paul Smith The Rideau Canal includes several very different sections – most of which can only be described as idyllic. For every section, there must be a transition, and …