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Oswego, NY gave us a mixed package. Here we are about to set out to visit the Fort, the marine museum, do some shopping and some good eats. When we got back the motor would not start. It turned out that a power suppy wire had become disconnected. Chuck found a mechanic at the near by marina who came and found his problem on a Sunday afternoon. Great service at small cost. Sometime we just live right.
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"Low bridge, everybody down" is the song we've all learned in grammer school. This is one of the early bridges sold to a farmer when the barge canal was built. A flood damaged it and it was then salvaged by volunteers. It was rebuilt to display the first iron bridge in the world. Note the rocks on the abutment. It was built by heavy equipment by the volunteers. It does not have near the workmanship quality of the old hand done stone work.
Lots of water fowl, especially ducks and some were quite insistent that we feed them. We had only been tied up a few minutes when these fellows came for a hand out and were quite indignant when we sent them away.
Fairport, NY is quite a tourist town with a lift bridge, a street fair when we were there, and lots of little shops and food places. We spent the night with free power.
Oswego, NY gave us a mixed package. Here we are about to set out to visit the Fort, the marine museum, do some shopping and some good eats. When we got back the motor would not start. It turned out that a power suppy wire had become disconnected. Chuck found a mechanic at the near by marina who came and found his problem on a Sunday afternoon. Great service at small cost. Sometime we just live right.
Newark, NY is probablly most boater's favorite stop. Nice floating dock, power, restrooms w/ shower and laundry, close by resturants. We rode our folding bikes to the state Clock Museum and around town looking at the many painted ladies.
Lyons, NY. Two Bears is the 2nd boat from the left on the lower floating dock. Many small towns on the western end of the canal provide a low floating dock suitable for small boats. They also often provide power and restroom facilities. In this case we used the fire hall which is the left end of the white building. Being an old volunteer fireman, Chuck had a good time visiting with the volunteers that staff the station.
The first two generations of the Eire Canal (1820s & 1850s) were build of hand laid stone and the boats were pulled by horses & mules. This is an abandoned section of the 2nd generation. Note the hand work on the stones still so fine you can't get a card into the cracks.
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Oswego, NY gave us a mixed package. Here we are about to set out to visit the Fort, the marine museum, do some shopping and some good eats. When we got back the motor would not start. It turned out that a power suppy wire had become disconnected. Chuck found a mechanic at the near by marina who came and found his problem on a Sunday afternoon. Great service at small cost. Sometime we just live right.

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Oswego, NY gave us a mixed package. Here we are about to set out to visit the Fort, the marine museum, do some shopping and some good eats. When we got back the motor would not start. It turned out that a power suppy wire had become disconnected. Chuck found a mechanic at the near by marina who came and found his problem on a Sunday afternoon. Great service at small cost. Sometime we just live right.
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Headed east, we spent our first night in a road side rest in Lolo Nat Forest. We were greeted by the sun and a horse group setting out on a trail. Good way to start a boat journey.
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