Locking Up Is Hard to Do-Wah-Do
The first lock on the Erie Canal is designated Lock #2. It’s the first lock at the east end of the Erie Canal, yet does not get top billing. Reminds …
Bearing Balls and Cradles – Ready for the Low Bridge
Ten days after we left Wickford Village in Rhode Island, we arrived at Riverview Marina in Catskill, NY. Catskill is about 20 miles short of Waterford, the eastern entryway to …
Trivial Pursuits: Whose Ding-a-Ling?
Quick, who sang the 1972 novelty hit song, “My Ding-a-Ling?” Now before you click over to Google to look up the answer, know that I’ll reveal the answer before I’m …
The Bruce Peninsula – Cove Island
After consulting with Charlie, the harbormaster at Big Tub Resort & Marina, and rechecking weather forecasts, Julie and I fired up Gaviidae’s 63 horse Westerbeke diesel at 3:30pm and cast …