Wednesday, July 8
First, Happy Anniversary to us, we are celebrating fourteen years today.
We started out the day by heading out of Big Bob Channel and leaving Bobcaygeon behind us. Gordon Marina was just across the way from the lock wall, I found last night I could just barely get their Wi-Fi signal on the boat.
We were quickly out into Pigeon Lake, another of the beautiful lakes in the area. It is about ¾ to a mile and a half wide and long. Our route took us in one side down about five miles and out the
other side. There is at least five miles more both north and south of where we entered. Somewhere on the lake is the Pigeon Lake Yacht Club. They race scow similar to what I have always sailed. They have M-16s, M-20s and a few “E”s. I was only able to locate the club, maybe before the return trip I can get the location.
We continue to see many lovely homes, many still just summer places. Big boathouses are pa
rt of many of them, both new and old.
From Pigeon the Gannon Narrows led to Buckhorn Lake. We continued the ten mile length of Buckhorn to the first lock of the day, 
Buckhorn Lock. We got off the boat while they readied th
e lock just long enough to get a picture of the large buck statue at the lock and a picture of Memories on the blue line.
The lock leads to Lower Buckhorn Lake, it is small and shallower. The channel passes close to
many small islands. At the end of Lower Buckhorn is the Lovesick Lock leading to Lovesick Lake. This lock is located between two islands and the lock staff comes to work by boat. Since 
the only access is by water it is the most remote of the locks and a very pretty setting. All the locks are nice park areas but Lovesick is special.
It is only a couple of miles across Lovesick, past more beautiful islands, and sometimes the channel runs close between them even though there appears to be more room on either side
(just not much water). Then it is through Burleigh Falls Lock. No picture of the lock but this
is the outflow from the dam rejoining the channel.
We are now in Stony Lake, there is no question how it got its name. The channel actually goes
thru just a short section of the end of a larger lake, but it is a tight winding channel through lots of rock. Stretches of the channel have names like “Hurricane Bend” and “Hell’s Gate”. Just after leaving Hell’s Gate, St Peter’s Anglican Church sits on its own private island. Worshippers come from all around the area come by boat for services; they have a large floating dock on the 
backside of the island.
Once we are through all the rocks we are into Clear Lake, it is a nice straight, open three mile run to the other end where we come to Young’s Point Lock. We planned to spend the night on the lower wall, as we approached it looked pretty busy. We tied to the blue line and I went to check, there was a rental houseboat on the lower wall but it looked like there was room behind him.
We locked on through and when we got out he was ready to lock up, we went on by to give him
room to get out and turn around then we went in where he had been. Young’s Point was settled by the Young family from Ireland in 1825. Three generations were active in the area and they ran a steamboat company from this location. When the Trent Waterway was proposed they donated the land for this lock.
The grandson lived in a home right next to the lock. Today his home is the Lockside Trading
Company. They have a little bit of everything, furniture, cast iron drawer pulls, clothes and much more. Most importantly they have ice cream; we had an anniversary ice cream cone.
If you note in the picture of Memories on the lower wall there is a power pole upper center of the
picture. There is an Osprey nest on it, but from the boat we can only see the bottom of the nest. Diana had to walk up the grass a ways to get the picture of adult and young then the adult and young with the other adult just leaving. 
We have been seeing lots of birds. There were other Osprey as we traveled today and although we see loons regularly, today there seemed to be more and closer. We heard them many times
today.
Another glorious day.
First, Happy Anniversary to us, we are celebrating fourteen years today.
We started out the day by heading out of Big Bob Channel and leaving Bobcaygeon behind us. Gordon Marina was just across the way from the lock wall, I found last night I could just barely get their Wi-Fi signal on the boat.
We were quickly out into Pigeon Lake, another of the beautiful lakes in the area. It is about ¾ to a mile and a half wide and long. Our route took us in one side down about five miles and out the
other side. There is at least five miles more both north and south of where we entered. Somewhere on the lake is the Pigeon Lake Yacht Club. They race scow similar to what I have always sailed. They have M-16s, M-20s and a few “E”s. I was only able to locate the club, maybe before the return trip I can get the location.We continue to see many lovely homes, many still just summer places. Big boathouses are pa
rt of many of them, both new and old.
From Pigeon the Gannon Narrows led to Buckhorn Lake. We continued the ten mile length of Buckhorn to the first lock of the day, 
Buckhorn Lock. We got off the boat while they readied th
e lock just long enough to get a picture of the large buck statue at the lock and a picture of Memories on the blue line.
The lock leads to Lower Buckhorn Lake, it is small and shallower. The channel passes close to
many small islands. At the end of Lower Buckhorn is the Lovesick Lock leading to Lovesick Lake. This lock is located between two islands and the lock staff comes to work by boat. Since 
the only access is by water it is the most remote of the locks and a very pretty setting. All the locks are nice park areas but Lovesick is special.
It is only a couple of miles across Lovesick, past more beautiful islands, and sometimes the channel runs close between them even though there appears to be more room on either side
(just not much water). Then it is through Burleigh Falls Lock. No picture of the lock but this
is the outflow from the dam rejoining the channel.We are now in Stony Lake, there is no question how it got its name. The channel actually goes
thru just a short section of the end of a larger lake, but it is a tight winding channel through lots of rock. Stretches of the channel have names like “Hurricane Bend” and “Hell’s Gate”. Just after leaving Hell’s Gate, St Peter’s Anglican Church sits on its own private island. Worshippers come from all around the area come by boat for services; they have a large floating dock on the 
backside of the island.Once we are through all the rocks we are into Clear Lake, it is a nice straight, open three mile run to the other end where we come to Young’s Point Lock. We planned to spend the night on the lower wall, as we approached it looked pretty busy. We tied to the blue line and I went to check, there was a rental houseboat on the lower wall but it looked like there was room behind him.
We locked on through and when we got out he was ready to lock up, we went on by to give him
room to get out and turn around then we went in where he had been. Young’s Point was settled by the Young family from Ireland in 1825. Three generations were active in the area and they ran a steamboat company from this location. When the Trent Waterway was proposed they donated the land for this lock.The grandson lived in a home right next to the lock. Today his home is the Lockside Trading
Company. They have a little bit of everything, furniture, cast iron drawer pulls, clothes and much more. Most importantly they have ice cream; we had an anniversary ice cream cone.If you note in the picture of Memories on the lower wall there is a power pole upper center of the
picture. There is an Osprey nest on it, but from the boat we can only see the bottom of the nest. Diana had to walk up the grass a ways to get the picture of adult and young then the adult and young with the other adult just leaving. 
We have been seeing lots of birds. There were other Osprey as we traveled today and although we see loons regularly, today there seemed to be more and closer. We heard them many times
today.Another glorious day.
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