All in all it wasn’t a bad trip and we made it to Sturgeon Bay just as the winds were starting to shift and a severe storm was heading our way. We were tied up and snug as a bug when it arrived.
We’ve had folks ask us if hurricane Irene has caused us any problems. The answer is no, but if we were still trying to make our way through the Erie Canal…lets just say that’s where you’d be sending our mail for a long time.
The flooding there has washed away lock houses and bent up critical components making the locks unusable. Many Canadians take their boats down to the southern states for the winter. If they haven’t started that trip already I’m thinking they are stuck in Canada for the winter. Some of the Loopers we know have not completed the canals of the Erie and are caught in between. This may be a trip ender for them.
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