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Day 103: Trent Lock to Campbellford, Ontario

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Day 103: Wednesday, July 27th: Our mission today was to go through seven locks and stop in Campbellford; we made it with ease. Campbellford has many attractions including a very good bakery, the World's Finest Chocolate Factory and Outlet Store, a cheese factory and the cheapest diesel fuel in Ontario (or at least on the Trent-Severn Waterway).

In our logs yesterday we mentioned the original lockmaster's houses. Many of them were bulldozed down and replaced with a modern office like this one. Nice, but they have no charm. That's the lockmaster waving; he did have charm:

Lock 6 is named "Frankford":

Lock 7 has a pretty setting:

And the lockmaster is a true flower lover:

Glen Ross is this lock's name. That gives us a clue to the origin of Lock 3's name (Glen Miller):

This bridge stands open; the navigation chart says "aban" -- and it is abandoned:

Here we are at Percy Reach:

Then comes Meyers:

.. and Hagues Reach. We are getting pretty good at locking through and Ruth is getting in a rut with pictures of signs:

Locks 11 and 12 are stair-step locks. The upper door of lock 11 is the lower door for lock 12 and, together, they lift us 48 feet. They are power-operated completely and were refurbished a couple of years ago:

They are big locks!

There is a swing bridge above the locks; from the top the locks aren't nearly as impressive:

Just past Lock 12 was our destination, Campbellford; it is a nice little town. The Chamber of Commerce provides a long wall along Mill Park for boaters to moor. The price is relatively inexpensive and the setting is nice. We picked a spot and tied up.

Canada no longer uses paper currency for their $1 or $2 money; they use coins. The $1 coin has a Loon on it and has picked up the nickname "Loony". In 1996 they started minting the $2 coin and, naturally, it got the nickname "Toony". A resident of this area designed the "tail" of the coin:

In Mill Park, where Integrity is moored, they have a tribute to the coin; this is the "tail" side:

And the "head" side. Sorry, but the sunlight wouldn't cooperate. The coin reads, "ELIZABETH II - D. G. REGINA - 1996":

A quick walk around town reveals some highlights; the home of Worlds Finest Chocolate for one:

They have an outlet store but they don't offer tours of the plant (bummer!):

This is the local firehouse built in 1889. Today it houses a 1942-vintage fire truck:

The Community Center is a relative newcomer, built in 1935:

On Wednesday and Friday evenings, Mill Park sponsors a free concert in the park gazebo. This was Wednesday so we had ringside seats. The Donegal Fiddlers performed:

The bagpiper gave the opening performance:

The Red Hat Society was in attendance:

They had a delightful time!

We did some socializing along the dock wall and turned in for the night . The weather has cleared up and the night is supposed to be cool. Very nice for a change!

Total locks traversed so far: 84

Position tonight: N44 18.456 W077 47.993

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