A Family Boating Cruise from San Diego, to Milwaukee, trhough the Great Lakes, Trent-Severn Canal, Erie Canal, ICW, Florida, the Bahamas, and Beyond

Indiscipline Cruise 2000
Canada's Trent-Severn Canal

Lock 45, Our First Lock

Lock 45 in Port Severn.  We had a very long day from Perry Sound to here and this was both a welcome sight and a frightening one.  Our first lock, and with rapids and white water in the approach!
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Hey, How Does This Thing Work?

After we locked through, we had to dock to buy our one way transit pass and mooring pass, plus we all had to take a look and see how the locks worked.  The following photos are from many different locks put together in a collage to show you how it goes.
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Lock 45 From the Top
The Lockmaster directs the show and there are always many on-lookers.
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