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| The downtown area seems to be framed by huge banks. |
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| The design on this fence is based on one used by the Iroquois to represent people and nations linked as equals in collaborative partnerships for mutual benefit. |
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Amsterdam has been a thriving industrial town, beautiful old buildings, unfortunately, factories closed, houses and stores empty, even a huge Catholic church sitting empty
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| The centrepiece of the park by the docks |
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Kids looked ready to jump off the bridge into the water. Others were swinging off the bank on a rope into the water.
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Got up to nice sunny skies this morning. Left Waterford and immediately entered Lock #2 on the Erie system (there is no lock # 1). We went through the first several locks alone, then caught up with 2 other boats who had left Wateford ahead of us this morning, and the three boats travelled to Amsterdam together. Went up 9 locks today. By noon we had one cloud over us, managed to drop some rain while we were in a lock. After we docked here, a couple of storms went by, some rain, thunder and lightening.
Docked at a town park with several other looper boat. Here at the dock, they charge $1.00 per foot, provide power and water, as well as bathrooms, showers and laundry. Beautiful place to stay. There are RR tracks between the park and the town, so they have built a huge pedestrian walkway over the tracks. We plan to move on a few more locks tomorrow.
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| Just past Lock 7, this mansion overlooks the canal. It is 30,000 square ft, has 15 fireplaces, 10 bathrooms, and indoor pool, etc, etc. |
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