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| The Narrows Lock 35 is the busiest on the Rideau Canal. This lock, like almost all the others, operates soley with hand powered cranks. Even the Route 14 bridge is swung open by hand. |
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| Westport Harbour is situated in a pretty little park. The marina is very busy. Most of the traffic is from Big Rideau Lake's cabin dwellers who are making ice cream or grocery runs. |
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| 10 miles from Colonel By Island to Westport, Ontario. |
Westport is the kind of town that big city folks retire to. In fact, a grey haired dockhand told me he once owned delicatessens in Ottawa but was very happy with the slower pace of the village. Assisting him was a 19 year old dynamo. She seemed to be everywhere at once: on the VHF; giving instructions over the bullhorn; registering new arrivals; and running down the docks to take lines. On one instance when she went bounding by me I noticed the delicatessen owner following at a more reasonable pace. "Having trouble keeping up", I asked with a grin. "I've got 55 years on her", he said while rolling his eyes. DBH
