July 16, 2015 Day 26 New
York Summer 2015
Little
Falls Canal HarborLittle Falls, NY
Day
three of our trip on the Erie Canal was a busy one. We left Canajoharie just before eight this morning
to catch the E-14 lock opening. It was
just an 8 ft. rise and did not take long to transit. We went through lock E-15 thirty minutes
later. Then we stopped at the St. Johnsville Marina for fuel. It was too early in the day to stay there so
we continued on to lock E-16 which raised us 20 feet. We reached lock E-17 at noon. This lock is the largest on the Erie with a
40 foot lift. The guillotine door makes this lock unique also. We had to wait on a sailboat to catch up
before we could transit the lock. They
are doing some maintenance on the lock and are grouping boats together.
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| The guillotine door on lock E-17 |
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| We love the beauty of the Mohawk River |
Right after we exited the lock we arrived at Little Falls and docked at the Little Falls Canal Harbor. This is a small but very nice facility with friendly and helpful staff.
We
went to dinner with Colin and Dawn at the Canal Side Inn, which is a very nice
French restaurant in Little Falls. We
had eaten here several years ago on a road trip and remembered how much we
enjoyed it. We appreciated the marina staff
driving us both ways to the restaurant!
Our timing was also good because a music concert was being held in the
park near the restaurant so we watched some of it after dinner. There were also star gazers out with their
telescopes and other apparatus. We were especially charmed by Al, a local
gentleman who is 100 years old! He is
quite knowledgeable, still drives his car, and was just delightful.
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| Bill on locking duty |
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| Dinner at Canal Side Inn with Dawn and Colin |
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| Joyce and Dawn with our new friend Al, age 100! |
We
went to dinner with Colin and Dawn at the Canal Side Inn, which is a very nice
French restaurant in Little Falls. We
had eaten here several years ago on a road trip and remembered how much we
enjoyed it. We appreciated the marina staff
driving us both ways to the restaurant!
Our timing was also good because a music concert was being held in the
park near the restaurant so we watched some of it after dinner. There were also star gazers out with their
telescopes and other apparatus. We were especially charmed by Al, a local
gentleman who is 100 years old! He is
quite knowledgeable, still drives his car, and was just delightful.
Little
Falls has been a good stop and it would be easy to stay longer, but we will
leave again in the morning and travel to Rome, NY.
