Trip dates:
Friday, July 5, 2024 to Thursday, August 1, 2024
Trip length:
23 days
Type of watercraft:
Power
Youngstown, home of "the jug for one"
8m on Sodas Bay
Welland locks with 45 ft vertical
We didn't go this far by boat!
RNR HOF
Gordie Howe
up close and personal to lakers
Traveling up the great lakes, including:
Lake Ontario
Niagara River
Welland Canal
Lake Erie
Detroit River
Lake St Clair
St Clair River
Lake Huron
St Mary's River
Lake Superior
My highlight of the month was racing 8m in Sodas Bay - these are classic machines with huge genoa, dip pole jibes and a coffee grinder. Other stops included Buffalo Naval Park, Niagara Falls, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Gordie Howe Bridge under construction.