Merrickville
by Peter Huber After departing Dow’s Lake, Lois made up along the canal wall at the Hartwell Lock, the beginning of our transit of canals, lakes, and waterways that will …
Captain’s Log, Part 4
At Lachine, the crew had a couple of days off and then, in the next three days, welcomed aboard nearly 1,000 visitors. These Canadian citizens were glad to trade views …
Ottawa and the Rideau Canal
Our travels in 2012 would include a trip through the legendary Rideau Canal, formally designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007. Since our Lois McClure outreach program began, …
The Kingdom of Louis-Joseph Papineau
by Jean Belisle It is a beautiful Saturday and we are leaving our dock at Carillon. We anticipate a nice transit. We are heading for La Petite-Nation, the kingdom of …
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Carillon, and Chateauguay
by Jeff Hindes From the time that I was a child, I have admired the family heirloom silver medal bearing the likeness of Queen Victoria. The bar on the red …
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The Lachine Canal: Montreal’s Answer to the Rapids
by Art Cohn Montreal is an island and historically the point at which travelers moving up the St. Lawrence River had to circumnavigate the rapids, which barred their passage west. …
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Captain’s Log, Part 3
by Roger Taylor We celebrated the 4th of July quietly in Canada by dropping down the Richelieu River a few miles from Beloeil to St. Denis in the morning and …
Lachine
by Doug Riley It’s 9 pm. In the wheelhouse of the C.L. Churchill, it’s quiet for now. The museum’s tugboat is tied alongside a massive steel-sided pier at the west …
A trip aboard the Empire Sandy
by Isaac Parker As the Lois McClure travels the interconnected waterways of the northeast, it is not very often that the crew encounters a sailing vessel of significantly greater size. …
Montreal on a Very Hot Day
by Jean Belisle Six in the morning. We spent the last night at anchor hidden behind île aux Prunes on the St Lawrence River. While preparing the Lois for her …