For any EARLY birds coming down the rivers in late summer, you may be interested in the following two scheduled lock closures. Kentucky Lock at Mile 22.4 on Tennessee River Closed from August 15 to September 7, 2006 [Note: This is the first lock on the Tennessee River. But by traveling up the Ohio River a few more miles, you can go through Barkley Lock and into the Cumberland River and over to Green Turtle Bay. Be aware that with Kentucky Lock being closed, you may encounter a higher-than-normal amount of commercial traffic going through Barkley Lock.] Coffeeville Lock at Mile No. 116.6 on the Tombigbee River Closed from August 1 to 14, 2006 [Note: This is the last lock heading south for Mobile. Closing dates are in the middle of hurricane season, so I hope no one was planning to head for the Gulf then. If so, it is probably good that the lock is going to be closed, keeping you on the rivers a little longer!] Coleen Barger "Calypso Poet" website -- http://www.calypsopoet.net