# Boats on the Champlain canal?

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**Created:** [January 23, 2023, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boats-on-the-champlain-canal/978677 "2023-01-23T20:12:01Z")\
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Googling around, I saw that there are waterways connecting the St. Lawrence River to Lake Champlain and connecting Champlain to the Hudson river, which leads to New York City and the sea. I wonder if these are used for cruising or for commercial purposes. Are there cruise lines, for example, that offer rides from the St. Lawrence to NYC, or for any part of the trip? Has anyone here done it? Is it a pleasant trip (in the summer, I suspect)? I didn’t even know it was theoretically possible until just now.

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**Post date:** [January 23, 2023, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boats-on-the-champlain-canal/978677/2 "2023-01-23T21:13:47Z")

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Just recreational boating.

> **[Champlain Canal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champlain_Canal)**
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> The Champlain Canal is a 60-mile (97 km) canal in New York that connects the Hudson River to the south end of Lake Champlain. It was simultaneously constructed with the Erie Canal for use by commercial vessels, fully opening in 1823. Today, it is mostly used by recreational boaters as part of the New York State Canal System and Lakes to Locks Passage.
> An early proposal made in the 1790s by Marc Isambard Brunel for a Hudson River–Lake Champlain ca...

Yes there are cruise lines:

[https://www.google.com/search?q=champlain+canal+cruises](https://www.google.com/search?q=champlain+canal+cruises)

Perhaps you might watch some Youtube videos to see if you might enjoy a cruise:

[https://www.youtube.com/results?search\_query=champlain+canal+cruise](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=champlain+canal+cruise)

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**Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boats-on-the-champlain-canal/978677/3 "2023-01-24T19:55:10Z")

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I grew up in one of the small towns along the Champlain canal. Back in the 50s and 60s there were oil barges that would go up and down the canal. I don’t remember when they stopped, they just kind of slowed down to a trickle and then were gone. You know, like popping popcorn on the stove.