Lock #23 on the Erie Canal - 8 Locks to Oswego, NY





We can now take a break from the Locks for a while.  We arrived in Oswego, NY to wait for the perfect weather day to cross Lake Ontario....NO west wind!  Three days turned into 5 but there are worse places to wait so we explored the town and as always did boat chores.


Fort Ontario was one place we walked to.  The fort was erected in 1839 and is part of the US National Register of Historic Places. It now operates as a museum known as Fort Ontario State Historic Site.



In the photo below a meteorology team is preparing a weather buoy just down from our slip to be installed just outside of the Port of Oswego marina in Lake Ontario.


As early as 4:30 AM each morning these fishing boats would have many willing participants to go out and find some fish.  Do you think they have enough rods??


The picture below illustrates what happens when the captain finally gets tired of crawling around inside an engine room.


And find fish they did!! Yummy Salmon!



Very nice to be in fresh water.  It is an amazing difference each day when you pull into the marina and you don't have to unsalt your vessel.


Cool restaurant on the waterfront.


Brent was very excited to see this sign in the restaurant but guess what, no SHINER, just the sign!!


We also made it to a local grocery store to resupply. Those are some really small strawberries.




Though we've stayed longer than we planned, Oswego has been a good "jumping off" point to head to the Thousand Islands. But first, we have a fairly long run across Lake Ontario to Clayton, NY (home of the Antique Wooden Boat Museum) before crossing into Canada at Kingston, Ontario.





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