Tugfest 2004

Waterford, NY - Franny Wentzel - Monday, January 4th, 2010 : goo

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At the end of summer the city of Waterford celebrates its position at the head of the Erie Canal with a gethering of tugboats and other watercraft. These are pictures taken with my old Apple QuickTake 200 camera.

A disused factory turned into expensive lofts...

inside and on lock number one...

Water being let out...

...downstream

The sound these doors make is incredible...

This is by no means a large lock but...

compared to what it replaced...

Some sixy truss bridge pr0n...

This li'l fellow wants to go upstream...

Thanks for the lift!

Don't let the door hit your aft on the way out

A side view of the lock...

The original 1800s locks. Now used as a drainage channel...

But this is a 'tugfest' you say...

I see some canal boats...

But where are the tugs?

Here's a tug that used to push railroad barges around...

I think it's owned by one of the Mythbusters dudes...

More tugboats...

The Wodecker - an all-girl crew was running her

The Benjamin Elliot

Another railroad tug, the Margot

The Elise Ann Conners - a canal tug - note the low superstructure for navigating under short canal bridges

Hey sixy girl! Don't block the shot...

...of the Frances Turecamo

The Crow

Tom Servo pulls up alongside...

The tiniest tugboat at the festival...

...was a wee li'l beastie

optimistically named 'Tugtanic'

and with that we bid a fond farewell to Tugfest 2004

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