On September 11, we motored from Troy to Catskill, NY and experienced for the first time the effect of tides and currents. Unfortunately, we just woke up in the morning and left the wall in Troy without looking into what the tides were currently doing. Turns out the tide...
Articles with the Tag Erie Canal
Dropping Radio Waves 200 Feet into the Hudson River
And on the tenth day, we dropped Radio Waves over 200 feet, made a right hand turn, and entered the Hudson River! We went through a total of seven locks that day. The five in the middle are known as the Waterford Flight of Locks and drop/lift boats 169...
Canal Buddies
We spent ten days transiting the Erie Canal, averaging around 35 miles per day. At times I wished we had taken more time, but by the end, I was ready to be out of there. There’s a lot of history in these small canal towns and several of them...
Going Through the Locks
Some folks have asked us what it’s like going through the locks on the Erie Canal. Well, to be honest, the first one was a little scary, just like anything new might be, but ended up being pretty painless. It all starts with a call to the lock master...