Evidently Knot: Whitehall, NY

Itinerary

7/31/10 - Champlain Marina, Malletts Bay VT

8/1/10 - Lock12 Marina, Whitehall NY

8/2/10 - Lock1 Marina, Waterford NY

8/3 /10 - Catskill City Marina, Catskill NY

8/4 - 8/5/10 - Kingston City Marina, Kingston NY

8/6 - 8/7/10 - Newport Marina, Jersey City NJ

8/8/10 - Clark's Landing, Point Pleasant NJ

8/9-8/10/10 - Utschs Marina, Cape May NJ

8/11 - 8/14/10 - Hendersons Wharf, Baltimore MD

8/15/10 - Piney Point Inn, Piney Point MD

8/16 - 8/18/10 - L'Enfant Plaza, Washington DC

8/19/10 - Kent Island, MD

8/20/10 - Tangier Island, VA

8/21 - 8/22/10 - Tidewater Marina, Portsmouth VA

8/23 - 8/24/10 - Coinjock, NC

8/25/10 - Belhaven Waterway Marina, NC

8/26 - 8/27/10 - Oriental, NC

8/28 /10 - Beaufort, NC

8/29/10 - Southport, NC

8/30/10 - Georgetown, SC

8/31 - 9/1/10 - Charleston, SC

9/2 - 9/4/10 - Savannah, GA

9/5/10 - St. Simons Island, GA

9/6/10 - St. Augustine, FL

9/7/10 - New Smyrna Beach, FL

9/8/10 - Vero Beach, Fl

9/9/10 - Stuart, Fl

9/10 - 9/11/10 - Pompano Beach, Fl

9/12/10 - Big Pine Key, Fl

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Whitehall, NY

Whitehall marks the most northern point of the NY Canal System and the beginning of the Champlain Canal. There are 11 locks with lock #12 at Whitehall and lock #1 at Troy, NY. A federal controlled lock downstream (south) from lock #1 was built to control the level of the Hudson River. During the winter months the water level in the Hudson can be lowered 12 feet or more which controls ice flow and ensures the river stay open to commerce. The majority of small marinas, including Lock1 Marina where we stayed, are mud holes during the winter months.

Lock 12 Marina , NY & nice B&B where we stayed

Ate at the Finch & Chub Restaurant, a gourmet restaurant that lived up to it's reputation, which served fine food and better cold beer.

Typical lock in the Champlain Canal. The average lift height (water level difference from one end of the lock to the other) was about 16 feet totaling some 300 feet in total. The lock shown below was one of the smaller locks with about a 12 foot lift.