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Category Archives: Schooner Lois McClure
Video Blog 1: Holding in Waterford
In our quest to provide everyone with as much of a real time experience as possible, we bring you our first video blog. The Lois McClure is currently docked above lock E2 in Waterford, to avoid strong currents and high … Continue reading
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Captain’s Log, Part 1
At 10:00 a..m. on May 31st, the tug C. L. Churchill towed the replica Lake Champlain Canal schooner Lois McClure, with the outboard-powered, inflatable boat Oocher standing by, out of her narrow berth at Perkins Pier in Burlington harbor. We were … Continue reading
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Tagged Champlain Canal, Erie Canal, Plattsburgh, schooner Lois McClure, Waterford, Whitehall
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1813: The Shipwright’s War and Other Stories
By Art Cohn Although we have been planning the next installment of 1812: Commemorating the War: Celebrating the Peace since before we returned from last years incredible voyage, the recent crossing from Burlington to Plattsburgh was an unexpected experience. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Lake Champlain, Plattsburgh, schooner Lois McClure, war of 1812
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Captain’s Log, Part 8
With the Oocher in an Albany repair shop to have her outboard motor’s carburetor overhauled, we headed north for Waterford on September 28th, again without her services. No matter. We were in tidal water, so that when we got underway … Continue reading
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Tagged Albany, captain's log, Champlain Canal, Essex, Fort Edward, Lake Champlain, Otter Creek, Port Henry, Schuylerville, vergennes, Waterford, Whitehall
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Vergennes: 1812: Welcome Home
by Art Cohn As we planned the 2012 -1812 interpretive program and refined the ambitious tour schedule designed to bring the causes of the War of 1812 and the first season’s story to communities around the region, we realized we … Continue reading
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Tagged Canada, Essex, Lake Champlain, Otter Creek, schooner Lois McClure, shipyard, vergennes
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Essex
by Tom Larsen Bringing the Lois McClure to Essex helps reconnect with the shipwrecks she was constructed from. The General Butler was built in Essex, and whenever we dock at the Essex Shipyard, it’s easy to imagine what it looked … Continue reading
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Sailing, sailing
by Tom Larsen Leaving Whitehall, we headed for Port Henry with the anticipation of re-rigging the Lois for her final few ports on the lake. The southern lake is a beautiful place to travel through, more river than lake, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Essex, Lake Champlain, Port Henry, sailing, schooner Lois McClure
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Along the Champlain Canal
by Tom Larsen As mentioned previously, this is our sixth year through the Champlain Canal. We’ve met many people and visited many communities through the years, but the Champlain Canal is something unique. The boats the Lois is patterned after … Continue reading
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Tagged Champlain Canal, Fort Edward, schooner Lois McClure, Whitehall
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Waterford
by Tom Larsen Every time we pass through Waterford, we reconnect with old friends. Chris Freeman joined us during our trip down the flight of locks to Renssalaer, Art reconnected with local historians, and we had a visit from Russell … Continue reading
Captain’s Log, Part 7
On September 5th, the Lois McClure left Oswego and headed home. In terms of ports-of-call, we were halfway there: Oswego was our twentieth stop out of forty. Number 21 was Phoenix, up the Oswego River. On the way, we went … Continue reading
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Tagged Amsterdam, Canajoharie, Erie Canal, Fort Plain, Frankfort, Half Moon, Little Falls, Phoenix, Renssalaer, Rome, schooner Lois McClure, St Johnsville
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