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Will-C



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 11:04 am    Post subject: DESSERT 1st, Northbound -> Erie Canal ! Reply with quote

We went west from the Lyons area. We stopped at Newark back then they even had free washers and dryers along with nice showers and power and water. I think you have to get a key from the office on the wall next to the bridge. Nice facilities, super market close by on the south side of the canal slightly west. They have barbecue grills and picnic tables. Must stop at Palmyra nice town for lunch stop. Beautiful churches on all four corners along the main drag. We went on to Fairport which in 2009 charged 7.00 dollars for power water and nice showers tie up on the south side. Walk over bridge to the nice coffee shop restaurants and a great ice cream place. You might hear some trains at night. Very nice stop. Make a right when you get to Rochester and go up the river into town. You can run up to the dam. We moved on from there went back down the river and headed west to spend the night in Spencerport. Just before Spencerport there is a marina gas stop back then. Great restaurants and nice facilities showers power water at Spencerport. Get a spot on the south side of the canal as that is where all the action is located. One of my favorite places. Just a ways west there is a nice bed and Breakfast with a dock. Our friends stayed there and raved about it. Brockport is a fun stop, college town. Good coffee shop close stores to visit etc. At Holly you can dock and walk to the waterfall which I believe is on the north side of the canal. No real facilities there. We went on to Middleport which had all the stuff power showers, restaurant close. We were told to avoid Albion as they used to have a theft problem coupled with some vandalism. We did not want any of that. We headed back east from Middleport time constraints. That's all I have.
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Mikew



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 4:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Casey, I am just a reader of your thread so far but maybe this link will help for the list of Canal Facilities:

www.canals.ny.gov
top middle look for
Boating on the canals
Click on : marinas and public docks , left side

Info on Erie Canal marinas, town docks ( AC and Gas) using mile marker from
Waterford. Also info on branch canals.

Mike
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Larry Patrick



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 6:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks Mary for reply,wow that dock is like a rodeo ride.Nice sound effects from train. I joined a hiking club a few years back we hike across from west point well more towards Beacon,trail is called break neck ridge,people come from NYC on trains to hike it big Mountains there. That's how I found Walkway over the Hudson,and wheels started turning about a future trip to Liberty landing,good to know mileage had no idea,guess you can make it in a day. Would like to get a slip at Liberty Landing even if we have to stay for a few days before to get slip. Walked over Walkway over the Hudson about 4 times once even in winter a lot of ice,big ship came thru when we were at docks on the Pokepsie side the wake busting ice to shore ,don't know how pilings for docks make it threw winter. Really give both of you credit on such an adventure nice trip thanks for sharing.
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Casey



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PostPosted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 7:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

We spent the night "on the wall" west of Lock 22. It was the first night in a long time that we'd been totally free of train noise ... which was a nice change. But in exchange for that Quiet we had more (many more) mosquitoes than we'd experienced on this trip. ...oh yea, then there was the tug/barge that passed at 9:45PM, but at least they were slow and didn't rock the boat very much.

Yesterday we walked about a mile into Rome (NY) to visit Fort Stanwix National Monument. The reconstruction was very well done and the staff was well informed. Fort Stanwix was built by the British in 1758 during the French and Indian Wars (aka: the "Seven Years War") to help protect an Oneida indian trade route known at the "Oneida Carry Place," a six mile portage along nearby Wood Creek. Anyway, it was all pretty interesting. There were video's, artifact's and a lot of history. Another interesting tidnbit was that although archeologist knew Fort Stanwix was somewhere around Rome, they weren't sure of exactly where. A 1969 aerial picture of Rome showed the Fort Stanwix area as totally built-up. In 1963, Rome donated the land to the NPS and urban renewal funding helped bring about reconstruction.

The archeolologists were developing a pretty good, but inconclusive, inventory of the Fort and its layout - but they didn't have a particularly clear picture of the entire fort. By the early 1970's the U.S. and England were on somewhat better 'terms than they were in the late 1700's. Recognizing that "the British never threw away anything..." we sent some researcher's to England to see what Might be found. In the British royal archives they found the ORIGINAL plans for the entire fort! Armed with those plans, reconstruction began in earnest. A pretty neat story.

From here we will proceed westward to Lake Oneida and the western portion of the Erie Canal. Most folks seem to say that the western part of the Canal is their favorite. The towns are reported to be more active and tourist (boater) oriented. We're looking forward to see them and spending some time in several. So far we've spent eight nights on the eastern part of the Canal - we will no doubt spend a lot more on the western portion. All in all it has been very interesting. The downtrodden (eastern) towns that are struggling to remain economically viable has been a sad story, but it has been interesting to experience none-the-less.

This is Day 108 and mile 2204 of our adventure. Although the end of this trip isn't quite-yet in focus, it's looming closer. The rough plan is to fly from Buffalo (NY) to The Villages (FL) in about mid-September to retrieve the truck and trailer. We will be looking for a boat yard to store Dessert 1st for about a month while we're gone. After making sure the boat trailer is road-ready we'll head back to Buffalo to get the boat (and probably visit Niagra Falls!).

If you want to see pictures and more details of the trip, go to Mary's Facebook page (find her on Facebook by searching for "Mary Burtner Casebeer")

Best,
Casey&Mary

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 18, 2015 9:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Casey & Mary,

Congratulations on completing the entire Erie Canal! It has been great fun watching your Spot advance along the canal, in fact all the way from Florida. So what's next - the train home or more cruising? Finishing the Loop maybe? We trust you won't be making a right turn to cruise up the Niagara River...

Rob (& Mary) Beer
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Casey



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 19, 2015 11:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Greetings Friends!

Yes, we reached North Tonawanda yesterday. Today is Day139 with 2403sm under the hill since leaving home. This has been a WONDERFUL trip and we're already thinking that some day we'll return and spend the entire summer exploring the NY State Canal System.

I've referred to this as boating-lite, and don't mean to put it down in any way. What I mean is that up here you can boat slowly, have all the comforts (showers and electricity, usually free), very safe moorage (free or nearly free), all the little towns along the way, LOTS of history, too many ice cream shops to count ... and never really have to look at the weather forecast or tides! It's amazing, and frankly it tends to make us rather Lazy!

Tomorrow we will have the boat hauled and put "on the hard" for a few weeks. On Friday we'll fly back to FL and prepare the truck and trailer for a trip North to retrieve "Dessert 1st."

When we get back up here we'll probably take a few days to see the local 'sites (ie. I've never seen Niagra Falls...). Then we'll head South, "Boaterhoming" our way back to FL.

We cruised very slowly ... 39days on the Erie Canal (I'm going to suggest that JimB write an appropriate song...). Going slow had its own rewards. We saw countless bike rider's using the bike trail that is nearly continuous beside the Canal. Lots of locals out for a few hours as well as lots of folks who were obviously bike-touring. Hundreds of walkers as well. At one spot we were even passed by a guy in an electric wheelchair(!) who was escorting his jogger-daughter. Pretty cool. EVERYBODY uses the Canal path! It's great.

My (earlier) concerns about not having an air conditioner were somewhat misplaced. We didn't need it; but maybe this was an unseasonably comfortable summer. We did have a 12" oscillating room fan on the boat and it saved us a few times, and since we had electricity almost every night the fan proved useful. Looking back on the trip, we only anchored ONCE on the canal and that was to have lunch. I probably forgot how to anchor for an overnight!

As we neared the western end of the Canal it became clear that we were moving slower and slower; we didn't want it to be over, ...a truly enjoyable, stress-free trip. We SHALL return!

Best,
Casey&Mary


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PostPosted: Wed Aug 19, 2015 11:34 am    Post subject: DESSERT 1st, Northbound -> Erie Canal ! Reply with quote

If you go to Niagara Falls take your passports. The Canadian side is so much prettier. I hated to say that. Go to the Hilton on the Canadian side they have a bar on the 33rd floor that has a view to die for that lets you see both sets of falls; Canadian and the American. They light them up at night..Plus you want to visit the Niagara on The Lake area about 5 or ten miles away. Major wine country. Tasting opportunities galore. If you are wine people. I'm just sayin.
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 19, 2015 2:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yabut, you can walk right up to the falls on the American side. Cool Walk a bit further back and you can see how fast the Niagra River is moving! Both sides are awesome (I don't use that word often).

Casey and Mary, glad to hear you enjoyed the Erie Canal - and took the time to really appreciate all that it offers. The summer we were there, we ran into a few boaters who spend the entire summer there, then head south for the winter. Then do it all again the next year.

New York has a prolific wine country, too (around the Finger Lakes area). You are there at a great time to take that in, as well.

We have enjoyed the regular reports along the way - thanks for sharing!

Best wishes,
Jim & Joan
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