St Lawrence seaway

We have finished the St Lawrence Seaway, the Ottawa River and the Rideau Canal. Here’s some information we found to be different from the guide books:
 On the St. Lawrence the Iroquois and Beauharnois locks, the Canadian locks, are on 68 not 14 which is the channel for the US Locks. The Pont de Vallefield Bridge is on 68, not 14. The same bridge operator also controls Pont Saint-Louis. We got held up at both of these bridges which caused us to be delayed at the Beauharnois Lock which meant we didn’t get anchored until almost 8PM which was just after sunset by the time we went through.

 The phone number for the Montebello Municipal Marina is 819-921-6225. The phone number in the guides is for a pre-recorded message for the city and is in French and if you understand French, which we don’t, then you can get the Marina number. The manager at the Marina speaks excellent English. The City Marina is significantly cheaper than the Chateau’s marina. Visiting Le Chateau Montebello is worth the trip. From there you can walk, ride your bike or take your dingy over to the Chateau.

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