The Best Laid Plans, part 2
by Art Cohn If you are a follower of our blog, then you know we were delayed in our quest westward two weeks ago by a rain storm event. After …
Museum
The best laid plans…
by Art Cohn We’ve had a lot of rain lately and so our trip through the southern end of the Champlain Canal was faster than we had calculated, with the …
Video Blog 1: Holding in Waterford
In our quest to provide everyone with as much of a real time experience as possible, we bring you our first video blog. The Lois McClure is currently docked above …
1813: The Shipwright’s War and Other Stories
By Art Cohn Although we have been planning the next installment of 1812: Commemorating the War: Celebrating the Peace since before we returned from last years incredible voyage, the recent …
Captain’s Log, Part 8
With the Oocher in an Albany repair shop to have her outboard motor’s carburetor overhauled, we headed north for Waterford on September 28th, again without her services. No matter. We …
Vergennes: 1812: Welcome Home
by Art Cohn As we planned the 2012 -1812 interpretive program and refined the ambitious tour schedule designed to bring the causes of the War of 1812 and the first …
Essex
by Tom Larsen Bringing the Lois McClure to Essex helps reconnect with the shipwrecks she was constructed from. The General Butler was built in Essex, and whenever we dock at …
Sailing, sailing
by Tom Larsen Leaving Whitehall, we headed for Port Henry with the anticipation of re-rigging the Lois for her final few ports on the lake. The southern lake is a …
Along the Champlain Canal
by Tom Larsen As mentioned previously, this is our sixth year through the Champlain Canal. We’ve met many people and visited many communities through the years, but the Champlain Canal …
Waterford
by Tom Larsen Every time we pass through Waterford, we reconnect with old friends. Chris Freeman joined us during our trip down the flight of locks to Renssalaer, Art reconnected …