Fort Plain
by Carolyn Kennedy Monday, August 17th, the crew of the Lois McClure was greeted at the dock of Lock 15 in Fort Plain, NY by a welcoming committee including members …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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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Merrickville
by Peter Huber After departing Dow’s Lake, Lois made up along the canal wall at the Hartwell Lock, the beginning of our transit of canals, lakes, and waterways that will …
The Lachine Canal: Montreal’s Answer to the Rapids
by Art Cohn Montreal is an island and historically the point at which travelers moving up the St. Lawrence River had to circumnavigate the rapids, which barred their passage west. …
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Captain’s Log, Part 3
by Roger Taylor We celebrated the 4th of July quietly in Canada by dropping down the Richelieu River a few miles from Beloeil to St. Denis in the morning and …