Sunday, July 15, 2018

Day #45: A Navy Town, Whitehall, NY


At Fort Edward the Champlain Canal takes leave of the Hudson River and beelines it north.

Our one whistle pass (port-to-port) of Edna and her gravel laden barge is a bit of a squeeze. 

Stately Skene Manor (circa 1874) looks west over Whitehall while Nellie enjoys another terminal wall (with free electricity, water, bathrooms and showers). 

Whitehall's place in history. 

What do peer review and Jeopardy have in common?  "The first is to science what the second is to history" claimed the local docent with a Cheshire cat grin.  So, if Jeopardy says the birthplace of the US Navy is Whitehall it must be true.  Bridgeport, Connecticut still claims the distinction but after Jeopardy's imprimatur that seems like sour grapes.


23 miles  from Fort Edward, NY to Whitehall, NY.

Nellie is safely tied to Whitehall's the terminal wall.  DBH