Saturday, July 18th, 2015 the Port of Newcastle invites you to their 21st Annual Wooden Boat Festival.
Free Space for all Wooden Boats, contact for details.
905 987 5251
* Free Admission
* Full day of events for the whole family
* Free jumping castle for kids
* Live entertainment Pierside
* BBQ
Location: 10 Lakebreeze Dr, Newcastle, ON
By Mark Stevens Photos by Sharon Matthews-Stevens As I shift our chartered canal boat into neutral, I’m soothed by the soundtrack of bird calls, the occasional plaintive horn of a distant train and the hum of our engine. I reach for the VHF to radio the lockmaster in charge of Erie Canal’s Lock 32 dead…
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As I shift our chartered canal boat into neutral, I’m soothed by the soundtrack of bird calls, the occasional plaintive horn of a distant train and the hum of our engine.
I reach for the VHF to radio the lockmaster in charge of Erie Canal’s Lock 32 dead ahead. Our boat spins gently in the current like a maple key in a mud puddle.
“This is Onondaga,” I say. “Headed westbound and requesting passage.”
