M/V ILLUSIONS
YEAR 2000 CRUISE
Laura and Dave, and Shannon and Evin were our
guests for 3 locks
Evin wanted to drive the boat
Shannon wanted to look over his shoulder
Evin was a serious student
The nice grounds at the locks usually had picnic tables and grills
Attractive homes along the Trent Severn Waterway
Typical lock on the Trent Severn Waterway
Very interesting cruise boat on the T/S
The sun roof and the pilothouse roof can be lowered for bridges
Old tug named TRENT
Peterborough hydraulic lift lock - 65 foot lift
Wally and David in front of the highest lock of its kind in the world
David and Angela - Visitors Center was off to the left
The time required to move up or down 65 feet was about a minute
One chamber going up, and the other coming down
We looked back after we had locked up
We looked forward after we had locked up
Another pretty home and grounds
We were ready to move
Falls beside the lock, Fenelon Falls, Ontario
We caught Wally eating ice cream
The long canal was too narrow to pass another boat
We could see the rock under the water at the edges of the canal
Small boat and peaceful fishermen
Approaching Kirkfield hydraulic lift lock, second highest in the world
Looking forward before being lowered 49 feet
Looking back at Kirkfield Lift Lock
The first reinforced concrete bridge in Canada
Way to ruin a nice day
At the top of Swift Rapids Lock, 47-foot conventional lock
Swift Rapids was the highest conventional lock on the T/S
Looking back at Swift Rapids Lock
The dam, waterfalls, and power station at Swift Rapids
Interesting site, with both Canadian and USA flags
Big Chute Marine Railway, preparing to take boats down 65 feet
The car has gone up and out of the water and over the road
The car was returning from picking up a boat in the lower pool
In the car and looking back at where we had been
Looking forward. Note separate tracks for front and rear wheels.
In the lower pool and looking back.
Ready to pull out of the car in the lower pool
Looking back as we moved slowly away from the marine railway
The Big Chute waterfalls bypassed by the marine railway
Little Chute, where you were required to announce your presence on the VHF
No grass to cut in front of this nice home
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