I took a few pictures of the marina at Hamilton,Ont. ,Harbor West Marina as we were leaving.
Leaving Hamilton Harbor. Hamilton is at the far western end of Lake Ontario and has a very large harbor. The harbor is encircled by land, the only entrance is through this canal and lift bridge.
The next eight pictures are of Port Dalhousie,Ont. It was the first entrance location of the Welland Canal.
1828-1847
It's a nice little tourist town with restaurants,shops and sandy beach like that of Grand Haven. Lots of tourists there, it was a Canadian holiday weekend.
This is a picture of an original lock. On the left you see a jog in the wall. It is where a lock gate was hinged.
There is a dotted red line on the bottom picture that shows the original route of the Canal entrance.
2-3 miles east of Port Delhousie is the current entrance to the Welland Canal. These ships had pulled up and anchored outside the entrance.
Entrance to the Welland Canal. We didn't enter it.
We did try to stay at this marina located to the east side of the Welland entrance. We thought we'd see many ships pass within a hundred feet of here, but we couldn't contact anyone there. We moved on because we thought the Welland was shut down for some reason. We hadn't seen any ships entering or leaving.
The next port east of Port Delhousie and the Welland Canal entrance is the Niagara River. This is the U.S./Canadian boarder. Niagara on the Lake is at Canadian west side entrance and Youngstown on the east side. There were two marinas, one on each side of the river, mostly sailboats. Not much if any dock space to stay. So we moved on 12 miles further east to Wilson and reported to U.S. customs. Wilson is small but the harbor has many boats (300-400).In the next post I'll talk more about Wilson.
Note the chains that pull up the drawbridge.
Counter weights to lift draw bridge.
Draw bridge crank for raising it, one on each side the room.
Dinning room in French Castle.
Kitchen in the French castle.
Powder Magazine. There was no metal of any kind in this room, no sparks. Wood bands on the powder kegs, no nails etc.. The ceiling was 8ft thick and walls 6ft thick, to withstand cannon fire. Check out the exterior of this building and see how large it is.
The "French Castle" the oldest building in Eastern North America. Built by the French who controlled this region in 1727. Four years before George Washington was bore they said. Originally the sole structure of Fort Niagara.
The earthwork walls were reinforced with concrete and brick and has these cannon opening and slits for rifles. Visitors have access to these down the original stairways into the ground.
Down the stairs to the earthwork walls.
Powder Magazine on the right, a large building for one small room.
This is a picture of an original lock. On the left you see a jog in the wall. It is where a lock gate was hinged.
There is a dotted red line on the bottom picture that shows the original route of the Canal entrance.
2-3 miles east of Port Delhousie is the current entrance to the Welland Canal. These ships had pulled up and anchored outside the entrance.
Entrance to the Welland Canal. We didn't enter it.
We did try to stay at this marina located to the east side of the Welland entrance. We thought we'd see many ships pass within a hundred feet of here, but we couldn't contact anyone there. We moved on because we thought the Welland was shut down for some reason. We hadn't seen any ships entering or leaving.
The next port east of Port Delhousie and the Welland Canal entrance is the Niagara River. This is the U.S./Canadian boarder. Niagara on the Lake is at Canadian west side entrance and Youngstown on the east side. There were two marinas, one on each side of the river, mostly sailboats. Not much if any dock space to stay. So we moved on 12 miles further east to Wilson and reported to U.S. customs. Wilson is small but the harbor has many boats (300-400).In the next post I'll talk more about Wilson.
I had wanted to see the forts on either side of the Niagara River so Deb encouraged me to ride the motorcycle back to Youngstown to Fort Niagara. This is the entrance to the fort. It had a moat with draw bridge.
Note the chains that pull up the drawbridge.
Counter weights to lift draw bridge.
Draw bridge crank for raising it, one on each side the room.
Dinning room in French Castle.
Kitchen in the French castle.
Hot shot furnace. Cannon balls were heated red hot before being fired. They would set ships on fire.
Powder Magazine. There was no metal of any kind in this room, no sparks. Wood bands on the powder kegs, no nails etc.. The ceiling was 8ft thick and walls 6ft thick, to withstand cannon fire. Check out the exterior of this building and see how large it is.
The "French Castle" the oldest building in Eastern North America. Built by the French who controlled this region in 1727. Four years before George Washington was bore they said. Originally the sole structure of Fort Niagara.
The earthwork walls were reinforced with concrete and brick and has these cannon opening and slits for rifles. Visitors have access to these down the original stairways into the ground.
Down the stairs to the earthwork walls.
Powder Magazine on the right, a large building for one small room.
The building on the left is a Provisions Storehouse.
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