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Erie Canal Adventure – Aug 2021

CJ & Aaron Gorius

Cedar Island to Plymouth Mass via Erie Canal

August 15 – 18, 2021

3 1/2 days – 652 miles

 

 

Aaron arrived at our boathouse from Plymouth Mass Friday 11:30 am  by Boat

24 ft Key West Deck boat  with 250 hp Yamaha outboard

 

 

Departure

Sunday August 15 7:53 am

Dockside at Boathouse

Cedar Island, Chippewa Bay NY

Cedar Island, Chippewa Bay NY to Plymouth Mass

                via

St Lawrence River, Lake Ontario, Erie Canal, Hudson River, East River, Long Island Sound, Cape Cod Canal, to South Shore Mass.

Sunday, August 15 – Wednesday August 18

              652 miles

Sunday August 15, 2021  half hour underway. St Lawrence River Channel 

Cape Vincent NY to Oswego NY via Lake Ontario  9:07 am – 11:00 am

Lock 1 Oswego River 10:59 am
Phoenix NY 11:07 am
Lock 1 filled

 

 

Lock 8 Oswego to Lock 1 Phoenix 29 miles via Oswego river.

 

Oneida Lake 29 miles  lock 25   at Brewerton crossing under I -81 to lock 24 at far end of Lake Oneida, Sylvan Beach 29 miles. 

 

Overnighted in Rome NY  7:00 pm 

Tuesday Aug 17    7:30 am – 5:10 – pm

Troy NY –  to George Washington Bridge 

Monday August 16 Rome to Troy NY 7:03 am to 5:00 pm

Eagle spotted 7:07 am on

Tuesday Afternoon August 17

 Down the Hudson River – Past West Point 

Under Tappan Zee Bridge  and George Washington Bridge

Tuesday Aug 17   5:10 pm – 6:00 pm

Hudson River & West side of NYC to East River

Tuesday August 17 6:00 pm – 7:30 pmAround the Bowery up the East River to Stamford Ct

Wednesday Augusst 18      7:01 am – 3:03pm

On Long Island Sound for 4 hours – through Cape Cod Canal and final destination….

 Home on Shore of Plymouth Mass