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Great Loop Blog # 100!!! Still So Much To Share.
I can't believe that this is the 100th time I've shared our adventures with you since we started the Loop last September 25. Allowing...
Chuck Hewett
Aug 7, 20257 min read
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Goodbye Georgian Bay; Hello North Channel!
On a very smoky Sunday morning, we left Mill Lake to travel through more of the fijord-like channel we had arrived through, cross about...
Chuck Hewett
Aug 5, 20254 min read
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Sharing a Cove in the Georgian Bay Wilderness
At Phillip Edward Island on Mill Lake, we're sharing a cove with a pair of loons and their late summer chick. Like our grandkids, the...
Chuck Hewett
Aug 2, 20254 min read
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I'm In Love--It Took 6000 Miles to Get There!
Georgian Bay has enchanted me. Think of the Maine coast only packed more densely: island after island after island; long, glacially...
Chuck Hewett
Aug 1, 20253 min read
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Georgian Bay: Immense, Rocky Beyond Measure, and Home to Summer Traditions
Monday, the Admiral and I hoisted the proverbial anchor, negotiated not only the last lock on the Trent-Severn Waterway but also the last...
Chuck Hewett
Jul 29, 20255 min read
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A Great Week Ashore--Addendum: OPP Officer Stops Cap!
Some of those who "know" thought I left out an important snippet of our week ashore. As we were all waiting to board the Rotary Train in...
Chuck Hewett
Jul 27, 20252 min read
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A Great Week Living Ashore
After 240 miles and 44 locks on the Trent-Severn Waterway, the Admiral and I arrived in Port Severn on a Friday afternoon. We spent the...
Chuck Hewett
Jul 26, 20255 min read
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After the Big Chute, Another Leg Behind Us
Having successfully navigated the Trent-Severn Waterway, we arrived at mid day on Friday in Port Severn, Gateway to Georgian Bay, where...
Chuck Hewett
Jul 19, 20255 min read
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Gordon Lightfoot's Home Town--Who Knew?
Monument to Gordon Lightfoot at the Orillia Opera House As I mentioned in my last blog, Monday afternoon and Tuesday we took layover time...
Chuck Hewett
Jul 16, 20254 min read
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As Best We Can Count: A Quick Taking Stock
A Sixty Foot Lift in a Flight of Two Locks We decided to take an extra day in Orillia (Ontario)--a busy, upscale town with a beach,...
Chuck Hewett
Jul 15, 20252 min read
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Narrow, Shallow, Craggy and High! Going Down
We finished last week with three, longish days. Friday, we cruised almost 30 miles from Bobgaygeon to Fenelon Falls where we found the...
Chuck Hewett
Jul 14, 20254 min read
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More Stony Lake; and, Moving On
Wednesday, we had another great day at Stony Lake with Meg and Sandy. Sandy joined the Captain on Katahdin for an hour and a half coffee...
Chuck Hewett
Jul 10, 20253 min read
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Rocks!
Yesterday, for the first time since we started the Loop last September, we reached the land of rocks! The American inland rivers...
Chuck Hewett
Jul 9, 20254 min read
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Two, Hot Days on the Trent-Severn
We've had two hot, humid days on the Trent-Severn since my last post. Saturday, we traveled a little more than five miles from the Lock...
Chuck Hewett
Jul 6, 20254 min read
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Cruising the Trent-Severn Waterway--A Dream Come True on the Fourth of July!
Ever since we started planning our Loop, I have looked forward to the Trent-Severn Waterway--as the gateway to Georgian Bay to be sure...
Chuck Hewett
Jul 5, 20254 min read
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Canada Day, Before and After!
Since I last updated you, we've had several interesting days. On Monday, We finished the Rideau Canal and arrived in Kingston. The last...
Chuck Hewett
Jul 3, 20255 min read
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Special Edition! Happy Canada Day.
In celebration of Canada Day and the completion of our trip from Ottawa to Kingston, this special edition highlights the wonder of the...
Chuck Hewett
Jul 1, 20254 min read
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What a Weekend and Canada Day Is Tuesday!
We've celebrated the first two days of the long, Canada Day Weekend by cruising from Colonel By Island to Westport on Saturday and from...
Chuck Hewett
Jun 29, 20253 min read
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It Just Gets Better!
After another two days of cruising, we spent most of Friday and last night at Colonel By Island on Big Rideau Lake. Thursday, we traveled...
Chuck Hewett
Jun 28, 20254 min read
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Lock after Lock after Lock
Here's to Parks Canada whose locks and lock crew make boating enjoyable and fun! Somewhat against my better judgment, Tuesday morning,...
Chuck Hewett
Jun 25, 20257 min read
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