Hurricane Irene Flood 2011-Pictures from www.tug44.org

Hurricane Irene Flood 2011:

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This website is reporting that those boats who were considering using the Champlain and Erie Canals on their journeys southbound are now concluding that the canal system will probably not be reopening for the remainder of this year.

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More information here:
http://www.waterwayguide.com/navupdate.php?area=10

Andy on Deck, 9-4-11, enroute to  Irondequoit, NY