Welland Canal

July 12, 2011

Tomorrow we transit the Welland Canal into Lake Ontario.  The Welland Canal is to the Great Lakes as the Panama and Suez Canals are to the rest of the world.  It provides the access for world shipping.  During the frenzy of canal building in the 1820's,  the Erie Canal, Welland Canal, Lake Chaplain and Oswego canals were built to carry goods to and from the western interiors of the USA and Canada.

After transiting the Canal, we will sail directly for Cape Vincent which is at the entrance to the mighty St Lawrence Seaway: distance is 140 nm.  I won't have internet access for the next few days until we arrive at Cape Vincent.