by The Crew | Sep 30, 2019 | The Journey
We left Spring Brook Marina after the lockmaster at Marseilles told us to wait there an extra day. It was a special day. Sam’s birthday. Sam had been saying for weeks since we learned about the lock closures, that all he wanted for his birthday was to get...
by The Crew | Sep 29, 2019 | The Journey
We left Joliet early after a very short night. Today was the day we were going to try to tackle three locks. The Trouble with Locks There are three locks (Lockport, Marseilles and Starved Rock) that are planning to close on September 20 through October 5 so we only...