Miles Traveled 15.6
Total Miles Traveled 5345
Day 315
After our first lock today, we started to see a change in
scenery.
When crossing Clear Lake and Stony Lake, we saw several nice
houses along the shore and on islands.
After twisting and turning through a narrow channel known
as Hell’s Gate, one of the islands we passed was Church Island, home of St.
Peter’s on the Rock Church. Opening in
1914, it is said that most of the 225 seats are filled each Sunday during the summer;
the church is closed during the winter.
We experienced another first today, after locking through
3 locks, we entered our fourth lock at Buckhorn, lock #31. We intended to stay on the top lock wall for
the night and asked the lockmaster if there was room, he said it was full at
the time, maybe “ice creamers” (boaters that come to Buckhorn for ice cream and
leave). He asked if we wanted to back
out of the lock and tie to the lower wall and wait for an opening on the top. He opened lower doors and we backed out, sure
enough after one cycle of the lock, we were able to lock through and tie to the
top wall. Some of the locks have power,
and all of them have very nice indoor restrooms.
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