We made contact with the fellow who actually writes the Notice to Mariners while underway out of Albany. His name was given to us by the Albany Club members. He told us that the locks would be open Saturday to coincide with an Amsterdam, NY festival.
North of Albany is Troy where a lock separates the tidal section from the rest of the system. For those unfamiliar with the canal systems, the Hudson runs from New York north to the Champlain canal and then through Lake Champlain and on to just east of Montreal to the St Lawrence River. But we take a different route. After passing though the Troy lock the Erie Canal begins at Waterford off the Hudson and extends east to Buffalo with a spur north to Oswego and Lake Ontario.
This just at the left turn off the Hudson at Waterford:
The New York State Canal System is a beautiful cruising area. Locks raise and lower traffic is it winds across the state. The first section was constructed out of the Mohawk River. This is a typical approach to a lock which is built alongside the dam to enable navigation.
One of numerous waterfalls along the route.
This bridge had an interesting structure being a cross between a steel frame and suspension bridge.
This next lock approach really shows well. The extensive waterfall dam indicates the lift we experienced going through the lock in the channel to the left.
We arrived at our marina around 1:30pm. This pictures shows it as a very rustic spot with an outhouse for a bathroom.
It's really much, much better with beautiful grounds, great bathrooms, a laundry and a pool.
We will be here for two days while we wait for Lock 11 and 12 to open on Saturday. In the meantime we have visitors on the dock like this Giant Katydid. The body is about two and a half inches long. The are benign and apparently kept as pets by some!
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