From Dede's Perspective:

Where Oh Where is HOPE:

So...the canals and rivers are still flooded with dangerous debris (trees, branches, etc), high swirling waters with currents and navigational aides "mis-located". The NY Canal Corp continues to keep the Oswego Canal closed, now, until Wednesday June 24th (contingent on no additional rain)! They are concerned re: rough currents (unfortunately 2 kayakers were lost in the falls) and "mis-located" important navigational aides! The Finger Lakes are flowing large amounts of water into the Oswego Canal....apparently their only outlet. So, until further notice, HOPE remains safely at a dock at essKay Marina, at the West end of Oneida Lake, in Brewerton in the town of Cicero.

The community is sited near the former Fort Brewerton, erected in 1759 to defend the passage from Albany to the port of Oswego. Settlers arrived in the 1700s to engage in fur trade.

The Oswego Canal, 23 miles long, connects the Erie Canal at Three Rivers (Oneida River, Seneca River, Oswego River) to Oswego, a port on Lake Ontario. It contains 7 locks which combines for a total in elevation of 118 feet. The Oswego Canal was one of the few canals built that was economically successful, largely in part because it allowed trade between the Atlantic coast and Canada.

The locks along the Oswego Canal are unique; 4 of the 7 are normal, three are quite unique. As soon as we can continue cruising safely, we will enter the Oswego Canal at Lock 01...

Stay tuned...