Day #346 - Oswego, NY
July 12th, 2009Our day began with calm waters on the Erie Canal this morning. We left Brewerton at 7:00 and took in our last lock on the Erie Canal.
Homes and cottages of all shapes and sizes line the shore.
Even little boat houses in all shapes and sizes.
We passed a “grave yard” containing old tugs and buoys.
The Oswego Canal is 24 miles long and takes you down 118 feet through seven locks beginning at the Erie Canal and ending on Lake Ontario. Many of the locks have different configurations. This one had a bridge with only a five foot clearance
until you are lowered down 18 feet and come out the other end.
You really don’t want to make a wrong turn in these waters as these falls are not very forgiving.
This picture shows Salvage Crew quietly making her way up the canal right before she hit a submerged buoy. Now they have a vibration on their left prop. Hopefully they can get it repaired tomorrow.
We plan to cross Lake Ontario into Kingston on Tuesday as the weather looks promising.
If you look into the distance you can see the view as we exit Lock 8.
As we exited you could see Lake Ontario in the far distance. It had 20 mile an hour winds out of the west and 4-6 foot waves today. Not a good day to be out there, so we will wait. Glad to be here safe and sound.
One Response to “Day #346 - Oswego, NY”
By Debra on Jul 13, 2009
When I lived in Syracuse, we used to go to Oswego for the day and eat freshly caught fish!