Whitehall, NY and Schuylerville, NY

The scenic ride from Chipman Point to Whitehall

Whitehall, NY

Entrance to the bathrooms at Lock 12 Marina, Whitehall, NY

More Lake Champlain

Holly at the ready to enter the lock

"The Narrows" on the Hudson River

Fireworks at Schuylerville

Somehow, we seem to be followed by livestock...

Nice blue horse on Main St. in Schuylerville

Holly says:

Here we are at Schuylerville, NY. We arrived last night from Whitehall and the Lock 12 marina. Whitehall is a small town suffering from the economic troubles we've seen in most of the upstate NY towns on this trip. Not many stores are open. We did find a little neighborhood "cafe" for lunch, and the marina has a "fine dining" restaurant. They also have a thriving summer theater. I went into a small shop that had jewelry and all sorts of other items, and the owner was very friendly, taking me on a tour of the building and the restaurant that serves brunch on Saturday and Sunday in her building (she rents the space out). She also knew the couple that owns the marina where we're staying now, so that was a nice connection to make.

Yesterday we traversed Locks 12 - 5 (that's 7 locks; there is no lock 10) without incident and arrived in Schuylerville mid-afternoon. There was a festival going on at the park across the street, which we popped in on, and later fireworks. Again, this is a town with many storefronts closed. They have a couple of restaurants, laundromat, and a pretty good market.

Tomorrow we head for the last locks on the Champlain Canal and will stay at Troy overnight.