Lake Ontario
TRAVEL DAY 75 - Oswego to Cape Vincent July 14, 2023 5.72 Hours/48.4 Miles After 2 days in Oswego, we waived the port town goodbye and motored past the lighthouse and the long protective stone breakwater that had huge waves crashing over it yesterday. We headed north toward the border of New York and Canada and the St. Lawrence River. Oswego Lighthouse We immediately came upon a large group of boats fishing for Salmon on the calm waters. They trolled downriggers with heavy weights in the 80 + feet of water that continued to deepen to over 400 feet on our route. Trolling for Salmon It was pretty much a straight shot north/northeast to the St. Lawrence River and the 1000 Islands. The 1000 Island region is an archipelago of 1864 islands that straddle the US/Canada border in the St. Lawrence River. To count as one of the Thousand Islands, it must have at least 2 living trees. St. Lawrence River We rounded Tibbetts Point an...