29 June - 7 July 2011 Oswego to Ogdensburg, NY

29 June - 2 Jul 2011  Oswego, NY

Reconnected with Looper friends (Danny & Susan Godin from Thunder Bay, Ontario) at Lock 7!  Then we all sat a few days waiting for a good weather window to head east across Lake Ontario toward the Thousand Islands.  Had dinner out, checked out the Farmers Market (fresh strawberries), the library and the local marine store.  Roger & Karen (Karen Ann) whom we also met on the Loop caught with all of us in Oswego.

We're actually tied between Locks 7 & 8 here in this photo.

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2 July 2011  Oswego to Cape Vincent, NY
The "fleet" departed Oswego this morning.  Wonderful day crossing Lake Ontario.  The weather could not have been better!  Started seeing the "lake freighters" as Lake Ontario wound into the St Lawrence River.  Interesting wind farm on the Canada side.

Wind Farm and Lake Freighter

Opted to stay on the village dock in Cape Vincent.  We've not stopped here before.  The local grocery has a very good selection of items - their beer selection is excellent.  There is a local acquarium run by the NY DEC.  A nice stop all in all.  The water is incredibly clear.  That's our stabilizer from the dock.

Cape Vincent Village Dock - Clear water

Ships on the St Lawrence...

The Captain Henry Jackman

OJIBWAY

Pretty sunset...

Canadian Windmills

Drinks & dinner on the dock...

Nancy, Danny, Susan & Abby, Ted, Roger

4-6 Jul 2011  Cape Vincent to Clayton, NY
Before we all got underway there was one project to address.

Danny, Ted & Susan - Affixing the decal to the bottom of the dinghy

Clayton was 14 miles from Cape Vincent.  Take a look at  this house and boat  house.  We're told that the local folks take great pride in their boat houses.

Home + Boathouse

We elected to stay at the municipal dock which is right next door to the Clayton Antique Boat Museum.  If you are into classic wooden boats, this is the place.  A fair number of nice shops also graced the area.  We picked up mail here before heading out.  Couldn't resist getting this shot of the guys - Thanks, Karen!

Danny, Ted & Roger - Clayton, NY

6 Jul 2011  Clayton to Alexandria Bay, NY
Short run up to A-Bay.  Nice sights along the way....

Cottage on an island

Lighthouse + home on island

Small house on island

Divers along the St Lawrence

House along St Lawrence

House + boat on island

We stopped at Horizon Marine and took on a measley 55 gallons of fuel @ 4.29/gal.  Wanted to top off before we head into Canada.  Lots of people traffic on the dock here but still a nice stop.

7 Jul 2011  Alexandria Bay to Ogdensburg, NY

Here's the view from the village dock.

Alexandria Bay - Potest Fieri dockside and M/V RAPALLO in the Seaway

Passed the historic Boldt Castle on our way out of A-Bay today.

Boldt Castle

Boldt Castle - The Playhouse

Boldt Castle - Power Plant (foreground) and Boathouse (background)

We opted to stop at Singer Castle with Danny & Susan to do the tour again.  The guys had met one of the folks who manages tours on the island while we were in A-Bay.  It was a great tour.

Danny, Susan, Nancy, Ted

Singer Castle - Marble Fireplace

Singer Castle - Lamp with Fan (Brass shade removed)

Singer Castle - Back View

Singer Castle - Departing Jorstad Island

Departing Singer Castle we considered anchoring off Morristown but the water was either too deep or too skinny.  So we continued onward passing through Brockville.

Brockville - Ontario, Canada

Brockville - St Lawrence Parks

We cruised up to Ogdensburg and tied up along the wall at the city dock.  Stopped for drinks and dinner at The Freight Train.  Tomorrow we cross over into Canada and check in with Canadian Customs.  Unsure how much free WiFi I'll have after this point so updates could be few and far between.