Chambly to the St. Lawrence

Highlights in Chambly: the marina was nice, with a very helpful staff, very nice barbeque area and good restrooms; the lake was beautiful; Fort Chambly, built right by the rapids, was interesting to visit and the park surrounding it was very pretty; the quaint town had many nice restaurants. Downside: we were in the grip of the heat wave plaguing the east coast of the USA so walking around the town was restricted to the slightly cooler evening hours; the government run liquor store, 6 blocks from the boat, closed at 6 PM. We do recommend a stop in Chambly and wished we had more time to look around. North of Chambly, we were again in a canal but this time only had one very modern lock to traverse. There are very few bridges across the Richilieu so cable ferries carry cars across. It is important for boaters to keep an eye on the ferries and allow enough time for the cable to sink to the bottom of the canal before crossing their paths. It was such a beautiful day that when we completed the Richilieu we chose to continue on, into the St. Lawrence River (third picture above) and seaward to the city of Trois-Rivieres (Three Rivers), where there is a marina large enough to accommodate a vessel our size. We have learned that this is a rarity around here.