75°05.543’ W
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Today the six of us went to the Upper Canada Village. I can’t say enough good things about our day stepping back in time to the in the 1860s. The village was conceived when the Saint Lawrence Seaway was under construction and vast areas were going to be flooded. Someone had the good sense to move buildings of historical importance and relocate them in a central location creating a village that represented a period in the 1860’s. Without this foresight all of that history would have been lost under 100 feet of water! Every building displayed is occupied with people in period dress doing exactly what they would have done if it was 1860s. We saw cheese being made, bread baked, logs sawn into lumber using a water powering the saw. Flower being milled, wool carded then spun into yarn and woven into cloth. There was even a canal boat being pulled by a horse. I could go on and on but it was a day I won’t forget.
When we returned to the boat Scott and Marlene on NOMAD came to our boat for a drink before driving us to a local restaurant. We sure enjoyed their company and the information they shared with us regarding what to expect ahead. The information was invaluable! Looper friends are the best!
Stan is having a little difficultly having someone assess the damage his boat sustained after hitting the submerged rock shelf. He has a diving rig so I will take a look at the bottom of his boat tomorrow morning before we leave port. Hopefully it won’t be too extensive.
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