Wellesley Island to Sackets Harbor

We planned to leave early, planning a long day.  But we awoke to a heavy fog on the river and needed to wait an hour until it cleared.  Then it was a short 10 mile run up the St. Lawrence to Clayton NY where we stopped to tour the Antique Boat Museum.

This museum is one of the finest of its kind.  Every kind of old boat is on display, some as found in someone's garage, some completely restored.  There were canoes, rowing skiffs, and run-abouts.  A whole building was devoted to racing boats.  Did you know Guy Lombardo raced boats?  Do you even remember who Guy was?  Another fun fact learned at the museum was that Dr. Seuss did ad work for Standard Oil Co., doing many "EssoMarine" advertisements.  He used characters similar to those seen in his children's books.



After lunch on board, we headed out for the 45 miles to Sackets Harbor.  Kenny arranged with the dockmaster to arrive after the usual marina closing time.  As soon as we got in, at least right after we walked Duke, we headed out to find a restaurant.  We really wanted to eat at Tin Pan Alley, but they were booked for the night.  We settled for our 2nd choice, Sackets Harbor Brewery.  By the time we got back to the marina, it was time for lights out.