POTW June 9: Trent traffic

Trent Severn Waterway

June 9, 2022

Things are busy on the Trent already and it’s barely June. Mike Gridley sent us this shot last weekend when a glitch created a bit of a lock-through backlog. “Much better day on the Trent Severn Waterway today. A hydraulic pump operating the lock doors a Lovesick Lock and a big portable generator brought into Burleigh Falls Lock allowed us to get to Lakefield today. The saga continues as we head to Trenton!”

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