Feast of the Seven Fishes
St Lawrence Seaway
The St Lawrence Seaway is
the primary outlet to the Atlantic Ocean for the five great lakes in
North America. For these interconnected lakes, the St.
Lawrence Seaway
allows freighters to carry goods from the Atlantic Ocean to Lake
Ontario and further west. The St. Lawrence Seaway has canals and locks
that make it possible for these great freighters to carry goods to all
the Great Lakes cities in the heartland of the US and Canada.
We spent every weekend for 10 summers in the 1000 Islands region of upstate New York on the St. Lawrence Seaway on the US and Canadian boarder. We kept our sailboat in Clayton, New York on the St Lawrence at a mooring in French Bay. We were there only on the weekends so for us, Boat Insurance From BoatUS
was a must
have.
The little town of Clayton NY is a quaint little town that seems to love the visitors it gets every year. The vacation and boating season starts on Memorial Day weekend in May and ends on Labor Day weekend in September. The antique boat museum is an attraction that gets bigger every year. They have an antique boat parade in the water to show off the boats. These antique boats have either been maintained well or restored to as good as new condition and they are beautiful to see. Handcrafted Model antique boats, ships and sailboats look just like the real thing and can be a beautiful accent to any room. Remote controlled boats are a blast. Get yours today!
Lake Cruiser Art Print
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Sailing the St. Lawrence is fun and exciting. There always seems to be wind there because Lake Ontario is only 10 miles away from the town of Clayton. The river channels the wind through the islands and this makes sailing the river very tricky at times. As you leave the lee of the land the wind can gust quite a bit and it pays to be ready for it. The wind usually blows at 10-15 knots on a good day and faster on a not so good sailing day. We often sailed with only the jib up because that is all we needed to go haul speed at a comfortable heel. Rent this video, Sailing With Confidence, to help you develope your sailing skills so you can sail with confidence!
We liked to anchor out with our friends in what the Americans called 40 Acres and what our Canadian friends called Brakey Bay. The St. Lawrence Seaway weaves in and out of islands and creates lots of coves and bays for sailboats to find anchorage for the day or night. The water is smooth in the bay and far enough off the river so there is no current. It is a perfect anchorage. We would raft the boats together, share food and drink and listen to good music for a relaxing time with our Canadian friends.
St. Lawrence River, Thousand Islands Art Print
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We liked go to Kingston, Ontario once or twice a summer. It was an all day sail for us from Clayton, NY so we would stay the night in Kingston and sail home the next day. Sometimes we would rent a car to see the sites in and around Kingston. Kingston is near the mouth of the St. Lawrence Seaway right on Lake Ontario. We have left Kingston many times in a good blow only to find shelter behind the islands as we traveled back to Clayton.
We kept our 32ft sailboat in Rochester, NY for a short time as my husband lived on it while on assignment in Rochester. We made the sail across Lake Ontario into the mouth of the St. Lawrence Seaway and down the river to Clayton 3 times. Two times uneventful and one time an event we will never forget as Lake Ontario showed us her dark side. We made it though,12 hours later with bruises and lines tangled but everyone including the sailboat in one piece. And for that we are thankful.
The St Lawrence Seaway is a summer cruising ground for my husbands’ brothers and their families also. They are power boaters
and
we love to
go for rides in their fast boats. They love the St Lawrence,
love to be
together on the water and they really love to fish! They have
a fishing
contest every year and my sister in law has won many times.
Go, Sis!
Sailing the St Lawrence Seaway every summer was a great experience. Our plan is to retire and spend every summer there again. Summers on the St Lawrence and winters in Florida. It doesn’t get any better than that….unless we add the Bahamas in there too…now that’s paradise.
We spent every weekend for 10 summers in the 1000 Islands region of upstate New York on the St. Lawrence Seaway on the US and Canadian boarder. We kept our sailboat in Clayton, New York on the St Lawrence at a mooring in French Bay. We were there only on the weekends so for us, Boat Insurance From BoatUS
The little town of Clayton NY is a quaint little town that seems to love the visitors it gets every year. The vacation and boating season starts on Memorial Day weekend in May and ends on Labor Day weekend in September. The antique boat museum is an attraction that gets bigger every year. They have an antique boat parade in the water to show off the boats. These antique boats have either been maintained well or restored to as good as new condition and they are beautiful to see. Handcrafted Model antique boats, ships and sailboats look just like the real thing and can be a beautiful accent to any room. Remote controlled boats are a blast. Get yours today!
Lake Cruiser Art Print
Buy at AllPosters.com
Sailing the St. Lawrence is fun and exciting. There always seems to be wind there because Lake Ontario is only 10 miles away from the town of Clayton. The river channels the wind through the islands and this makes sailing the river very tricky at times. As you leave the lee of the land the wind can gust quite a bit and it pays to be ready for it. The wind usually blows at 10-15 knots on a good day and faster on a not so good sailing day. We often sailed with only the jib up because that is all we needed to go haul speed at a comfortable heel. Rent this video, Sailing With Confidence, to help you develope your sailing skills so you can sail with confidence!
We liked to anchor out with our friends in what the Americans called 40 Acres and what our Canadian friends called Brakey Bay. The St. Lawrence Seaway weaves in and out of islands and creates lots of coves and bays for sailboats to find anchorage for the day or night. The water is smooth in the bay and far enough off the river so there is no current. It is a perfect anchorage. We would raft the boats together, share food and drink and listen to good music for a relaxing time with our Canadian friends.
St. Lawrence River, Thousand Islands Art Print
Buy at AllPosters.com
We liked go to Kingston, Ontario once or twice a summer. It was an all day sail for us from Clayton, NY so we would stay the night in Kingston and sail home the next day. Sometimes we would rent a car to see the sites in and around Kingston. Kingston is near the mouth of the St. Lawrence Seaway right on Lake Ontario. We have left Kingston many times in a good blow only to find shelter behind the islands as we traveled back to Clayton.
We kept our 32ft sailboat in Rochester, NY for a short time as my husband lived on it while on assignment in Rochester. We made the sail across Lake Ontario into the mouth of the St. Lawrence Seaway and down the river to Clayton 3 times. Two times uneventful and one time an event we will never forget as Lake Ontario showed us her dark side. We made it though,12 hours later with bruises and lines tangled but everyone including the sailboat in one piece. And for that we are thankful.
The St Lawrence Seaway is a summer cruising ground for my husbands’ brothers and their families also. They are power boaters
Sailing the St Lawrence Seaway every summer was a great experience. Our plan is to retire and spend every summer there again. Summers on the St Lawrence and winters in Florida. It doesn’t get any better than that….unless we add the Bahamas in there too…now that’s paradise.
