Tom, are you familiar with the Great Loop list? and someone else once sent me another link for nycanals.com which has some good information on this area Jim -------------------------------------------------- From: "Tom & Brenda" <tbnolin@comcast.net> Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 3:08 PM To: <trawlers-and-trawlering@lists.samurai.com> Subject: T&T: champlain canal > I'm new here. This site seems as though it could be very informative. My > wife and I do most of our cruising on the Upper Hudson/Champlain Canal. > While browsing around I noticed that I could update a few "free dockage" > spots for any of you wishing to cruise this way. From Troy, NY, north > you are out of tidal water. > Waterford, NY, "Gateway to the Erie/Champlain Canals" has an exceptional > town dock/wall complete with water, 30-50amp power, showers, restrooms > all free of charge for up to 48 hours with a $10.00 per day fee after > that. And that's 10 dollars per boat.not per foot! Pump-out for a > minimum charge. > Going north and through the locks, your next free docking space will be > on the wall in Mechanicville, NY. Here you have power and water and > close to town. > Continuing north, past the Schuyler Yacht Basin, which is a picturesque > marina, and close to Saratoga Springs and where the Hudson veers west > and the actual manmade canal starts, is Fort Edward. Once again, close > to town. There are no docks, but a wall to tie off to. Free water, power > and restrooms and coin operated showers, ($1.00). > Just before going through the last lock into Lake Champlain, is > Whitehall, NY. Lots of dock space and wall space with water, power, > restrooms and showers. This is a sleepy little town with so much > history. It is considered the birth place of the U.S. Navy. > > I hope this update can be of some help to any of you wishing to venture > up this way. Maybe we can cross paths in the future. > > Tom Nolin > Albin 40 NSC > Blue Moon