Friday was a long and some times grueling day for us. We were up on plane and cruising across Lake Oneida by 9:00. The orginal canal went around the lake but with the introduction of self propelled boats is 1917 and the enlarging of the canal, the lake became part of the canal. (The mules and horses would have had a 20 mile swim!)
We skirted the weather for most of the day but had some showers. Our proposed stop for 6:00 pm was not possible due to a festival and no available dockage. Then the skies opened up and the debris in the river increased! We made it to St. Johnsville Marina at 8:30 PM.
Today's journey took us through 7 locks including Lock 17 which is the highest lock on the Erie Canal. It also is the only one that the gates lift above you. (See photo) While passing through the locks we rose 50 feet and then dropped 117 feet.
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