M/V MAERIN

Sylvan Beach and Oneida Lake marks the end of our westerly travels. Time to turn around and re-trace our route. We’d really love to keep going to new destinations, but that will be for another trip. Sylvan Beach was interesting, a real throw-back to the 50’s and the beach resort town. Lots of interesting boat […]

When in Rome…. we did a little history & toured Ft. Stanwix, revolutionary site. Interesting insight into the importance of the area to the history of the Revolution, how the “Oneida Carrying Place” fit into the picture of trade, expansion, and why it was such an important place to the colonies. We toured the fort, […]

Overnite in Herkimer. Wal-Mart! Woo-hoo.

On to Little Falls,  36 miles. We contemplated a stop at Lock 16, but decided to press on to Little Falls. The canal route goes from the river to a dug canal at Lock 16, so the route is narrower as it follows the canal instead of the meandering river. We offered some assistance to […]

Passage through the “Waterford Flight” a series of 5 locks raises us to the level of the Mohawk River. Not as wide as the Hudson, and scenery is of a different flavor. Beautiful area, mostly rural with each small town having a “terminal wall” where the old canal system would pick up or drop freight […]

Locking through Federal Lock, we leave tidal waters, and enter the NY canal system. We arrive at Waterford on Friday afternoon. Waterford has a very nice visitor center, close to town, and a great place for walking tours. Peebles Island is a State park, the former site of a shirt factory where the sanforizing process […]

Departed Kingston NY Thurs AM about 08:10.  A wonderful cruise north. The Hudson is dramatically different in the area north of “the Highlands”. It’s similar to being on the Susquehanna at home without the ships! We had very little traffic of any sorts. Our weather was again picture-perfect. Crystal clear skies, and wonderfully comfortable temperatures. […]

Tuesday spent cruising, an easy cruise north to Kingston, NY. Our weather was changeable, started out slightly overcast, and after noon, winds picked up to about 20kts. accompanying the passage of a front. The front brought high pressure, beautiful clear skies, and much lower temperatures. Morning temps this morning (Wed) were in the 40’s. Great […]

Sunday & Monday in Haverstraw to visit Karen. Arrived Sunday afternoon 15:30 hrs. Stayed in Haverstraw Marina. Not too many anchorage opportunities on the Hudson, but we’re spoiled with the seemingly limitless gunkholes and coves that the Chesapeake is so well-known for. The Hudson boasts some spectacular scenery, check the photo gallery for some photos […]

We arrived at Liberty Landing in Hoboken, NJ on Saturday afternoon. Our cruise was smooth, our weather was good, although the day started foggy, we ended up with a crystal clear sky coming into New York Harbor. Lady Liberty viewed from the harbor is an impressive and inspiring sight. We arrived at Liberty Landing marina […]