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 …
We’re Not in Kansas Anymore
by Isaac Parker As the Lois McClure wound it’s way down the Richelieu River in the morning sun it seemed like any other day. That morning we had departed from …
Exploring St Ours
by Jean Belisle Here I am on the Lois McClure, four years after our fantastic trip to Quebec City. We are about to leave Saint-Denis on the Richelieu for Saint-Ours. …
Saint Denis; The Richelieu River: Valley of Memories*
by Art Cohn It sometimes happens that through flood, hurricane or in this year’s case, low water, we have to adapt our travel schedule. We had planned to spend several …
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Captain’s Log, Part 2
by Roger Taylor Kathleen and I rejoined the Lois McClure on June 18th at St. Albans just in time to get underway for Rouses Point. It was blowing a strong …
Beloeil
by Isaac Parker With the start of a new month, the Lois McClure entered Beloeil, a town who’s name translates to beautiful eye. Living up to its name, the town …
Chambly
by Art Cohn Chambly is a historical power spot and after our tow by horse and Churchill, we tied Lois up in the Basin just above locks 3-2-1 as we …