We have had a nice weekend at the Village of Ilion cleaning, organizing the boat and watching the Solheim Cup. Walked downtown and had Chicken Riggies for lunch. This dish is chicken, rigatoni, and peppers and onions, in a spicy cream-and-tomato sauce. Famous in the Utica/Rome area and they have cook-offs on preparing it......We will say.....it is spicy and good!!!
The small village of Ilion is a classic canal success story. When Eliphalet Remington Jr. built his first rifle in 1816, he had no idea he was attending the birth of one of the largest firearms companies in the world. For nearly two centuries Remington firearms have helped shape American history. The Remington Factory is the oldest firm in the United States still manufacturing the original product. There are no tours available of the Factory now days and the museum is closed on weekends. Just our luck.
The small village of Ilion is a classic canal success story. When Eliphalet Remington Jr. built his first rifle in 1816, he had no idea he was attending the birth of one of the largest firearms companies in the world. For nearly two centuries Remington firearms have helped shape American history. The Remington Factory is the oldest firm in the United States still manufacturing the original product. There are no tours available of the Factory now days and the museum is closed on weekends. Just our luck.
Jody at the Solheim Cup.....Go USA
8:10AM departure.....53 degrees with sweatshirts
Popular place to lunch on weekends
West bound with my ole dog....Saddi
This part of the canal was the hardest hit with the storm that closed it for over a month
Lock 19 93.9 miles 21 foot lift and our last TRAIN
They have been working since July 4th to clear the mud behind the East wall
One gate open because of the NY Canal Workers
Was 3 foot.....now 7 foot deep.....barge of black mud
Utica Marina adjacent to Aqua Vino restaurant
Smooth as glass going under the 3 bridges in Utica
Lock 20 104.2 miles 16 foot lift
Present Day Canal opened in 1903....pretty good shape
When we got to the top of the lock.....these cute little faces is what we saw....waving at us
NY Canal workers Condo and work boat
Lots of activity today
Rome Bellamy Harbor Park.....new 200' fixed docks at the west end
Guard Gate 6
Summit of the Erie Canal
I'm doing what I do best
We are as high as we are going to be
Lock 21 122.8 miles 25 foot Drop
Different feeling starting at the top
Quite a current from the lock
Lock 22 124.2 Miles 25 foot Drop
We are going down....looking at the water being released
Last LOCK for this season
Interesting Bridge....Water sheriff likes to give you a ticket if you are speeding
He isn't out today
It could be a movie set: a perfect mile-long beach, breath taking sunsets, a fish-filled lake, an old-fashioned amusement park, lakeside dining, a beach-front chapel that has been welcoming visitors and locals since 1882 and of course the Erie Canal. Welcome to Sylvan Beach.....the hot spot for boaters in central New York......
Beach is busy busy busy for a Monday
Eddie's.....popular stop
Mariner's Landing....we're on the long wall
He must be Eastbound
Holmes Marina....we're too large
Boats everywhere to go along with the people
Nice Sunset for our last evening on the Erie Canal.....Plus NO TRAINS
Allie starts the 8th grade today....
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