We “crossed our wake” 23 days ago. This is Looper language that simply means that we have completed our journey at the same place from where we began. In our case, this means that we left our dock February 22, 2022 and returned to our dock October 28, 2022. We have now graduated from our white Looper flag to the Gold flag which indicates that we have completed the Great…
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Beyond the Great Lakes
After moving along the eastern edge of Lake Michigan and visiting the lovely towns of Northport, Leland, Ludington, and Saugatuck, we arrived in Michigan City, Indiana. Here, we arranged for mechanics to come aboard and perform another 300 hour service on our engines and generator as well as switch out some batteries that needed replacing. From Michigan City we moved onto the Calumet-Sag waterway, which was built primarily as a…
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Proceed with Caution!
After completing the Rideau canal linking Ottawa with Kingston, Ontario, we cruised west to begin the Trent Severn Waterway. Unlike the Rideau canal which was originally designed for military purposes, the Trent Severn Waterway was conceived to move goods and commerce from Lake Huron to Lake Ontario by connecting numerous lakes in the region with a series of locks and dams. The first successful lock was built from limestone blocks…
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Cruising the Rideau Canal
The Rideau Canal is North America’s oldest continuously operating canal. This 125 mile long chain of rivers, lakes, cut canals and locks was built between 1826-1832 as a military defense route to connect Ottawa with Lake Ontario. Although the canal has never been used for military purposes, it is now used primarily by recreational boaters to move from Ottawa to Kingston on Lake Ontario. It is managed well by the…