Preparing for the trip

Captain Jerry has been making the final preparations to North Star, our 32 foot Cape Island down east trawler. We are anxious to leave our landlubber lives behind and begin our long awaited journey around the Great Circle. Join us as we travel 10, 000 kilometers: through the historic Trent Severn Waterway; the pristine waters of Georgian Bay; the North Channel of lake Huron; and hop from beach to beach on lake Michigan. We will visit Chicago and begin our trek along the rivers: Illinois; upper Mississippi; Ohio; Cumberland: Tennessee; Tenn-Tom Waterway and the Black Warrior. We will have transited through 68 locks at this juncture. We have chosen the inner route from Mobile Alabama to Tarpon Springs Florida and the shorter Ocheechobee Waterway to reach the East coast of Florida. We will skip over to the Bahamas to wait out the winter before heading North on the Atlantic Inter Coastal Waterway.
The 10 years of researching and planning are finally at an end and we invite you to come along on our adventure.























Monday, May 14, 2012

Mother's day in Sylvan Beach

The man made Erie Canal
Crazy Clam restaurant in Sylvan Beach
Hope everyone had a happy Mother's Day, I sure did. We only went through 4 locks and travelled 41 miles on the actual Erie Canal.  It is a straight man made ditch bordered by trees and a few small towns. We stopped at 12:00 at Sylvan Beach on the East end of Oneida Lake. All the locals were out fishing and little run abouts and pontoon boats were going back and forth. There is a boardwalk along the waterfront as well as neat restaurants and an amusement park. Some of the rides were open but it is still early in the season.  We walked the beach and noted that family picnics were in full swing as well as some brave swimmers,  The water temperature is only 64 degrees.
We had a nice meal at the Crazy Clam.  I had a 4 pound bucket of clams and almost ate the whole lot.  I kept some to make clam chowder. The restaurant is at the pier and has quite a nautical decor.


North Star at the free town dock in Sylvan Beach

Amusement Park at the beach

We are on Oneida Lake at first light this morning to try and get through 9 locks and cover 55 miles.  If we make it to Oswego, we may be able to cross Lake Ontario tomorrow. It is supposed to be fair weather for the crossing. Oneida lake is like a sheet of glass this morning, it is supposed to rain which won't make the locks all that pleasant.
Oneida Lake at first light
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