Pictures 2-13 are Big Chute the marine railroad. This actually takes your boat out of the water and over the hill. We handed the camera to one of the lock attendants and he took a picture under our boat. When we were here in 1994, they slung our boat with two slings. This time they used two slings but also sat our keel on the deck of the structure and let our props hand off the back. This is the second lock we entered on Monday. We spent the night tied up at this lock.
The last two pictures of Big Chute are the old railroad track that essentially used a railroad flatcar.
The next six pictures are of the Swift Rapids lock. This lock has the highest lift (47') of any conventional lock in the system. This lock is so isolated that the staff arrive at work by boat.
This picture is of one of the many swing bridges along the waterway.
This is a picture approaching and leaving a short conventional lock.
This is a narrow stretch of canal. There is quite a bit of waterway that is like this.
Kirkfield Lift Lock. This lock raises or lowers a boat 49'. It is one of the biggest lift locks in the world. We spent the night here waiting for our mail. The mail did not come, so we rode our bikes into town (about 2 miles) and talked to the postmaster about our options. He was so accommodating. He took our cell phone number and said that when the mail came, he would call us and either bring the mail to us, by personal vehicle or forward it through the canal system mail. The people here are so nice. The post office is in a storefront that is the library, pharmacy, Sears catalog store and post office.
The last few shots are the approach to the Fenelon Falls lock.
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