Lock #8 - #10 - Amsterdam, NY


Today we continued on the Erie Canal and thank God we only had 3 locks with about 5-6 miles in between each one.  We rose a total of 44 feet.  As you can see the scenery was spectacular.


We finished our day in Amsterdam, NY.  What a cool little town of about 18,000 people.  Even though we had to have a reservation we basically were tied up on a wall.



The city spent over $15,000,000 to create this concrete pathway from where we were staying across the bridge in the distance.  It was just completed recently.





After getting a bite to eat we came across the Amsterdam Castle up on this very steep hill that was converted into a hotel.  


This was the lobby.



The Castle was built in 1877 and was recently converted into a hotel.



Just a block or so from the marina we ran into this guy in the photo above. We thought the Sweet Canal Store might be a candy shop or an ice cream parlor. No, basically it was his own private little bar. 

The building dates back to the early 1800's when it was used to load goods onto boats traveling along the Erie Canal. He purchased the building about 20 years ago and has been doing renovations on it ever since - by himself. It's very interesting inside but still needs A LOT of work.


Nestled against along the Canal for the night and ready to visit St. Johnsville tomorrow!



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