A friend has suggested a route from Florida to New England which does not
involve the ICW or the Mississippi, but rather a series of rivers in
between. Has anyone done this or know of the route?

Thanks.

On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 20:10:58 -0500, "Tom R." wrote:

A friend has suggested a route from Florida to New England which does not
involve the ICW or the Mississippi, but rather a series of rivers in
between. Has anyone done this or know of the route?

Thanks.


Does this involve portage? If so, include me out......

Tom R. wrote:

A friend has suggested a route from Florida to New England which does not
involve the ICW or the Mississippi, but rather a series of rivers in
between. Has anyone done this or know of the route?

Thanks.


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On Tue, 18 Nov 2003 20:10:58 -0500, "Tom R." wrote:

A friend has suggested a route from Florida to New England which does not
involve the ICW or the Mississippi, but rather a series of rivers in
between. Has anyone done this or know of the route?

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He may be thinking of the Tombigbee Waterway which is a combination of
rivers and canals which take you from Alabama to the Ohio River.
After you get to the Ohio however, there is no alternative to the
Mississippi that I'm aware of.

"Wayne.B" wrote in message

He may be thinking of the Tombigbee Waterway which is a combination of
rivers and canals which take you from Alabama to the Ohio River.
After you get to the Ohio however, there is no alternative to the
Mississippi that I'm aware of.


If you head upstream on the Ohio from the Tennessee, is it navigable to
Pittsburgh? If so, how far beyond Pittsburgh is the Allegheny navigable?
That heads up into western NY.

JG

On Wed, 19 Nov 2003 00:21:51 -0500, "John Gaquin"
wrote:

If you head upstream on the Ohio from the Tennessee, is it navigable to
Pittsburgh? If so, how far beyond Pittsburgh is the Allegheny navigable?
That heads up into western NY.

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I don't have charts for any of that but I'm reasonably sure that the
Ohio is navigable all the way to Pittsburgh and probably part way up
the Allegheny, perhaps as far as Oil City, PA. After that it begins
to fizzle out and there is a major dam (Kinzua) about 12 miles south
of the NY border, definitely a vertical challenge for boats of any
draft. :-) The best you could hope for as far as I can tell is canoe
portages to the Susquehanna (very shallow in NY), and back down to
Chesapeake Bay or maybe Delaware Bay.

The route that does work is to go south on the Ohio to the
Mississippi, and then north to Chicago and Lake Michigan. This is a
fairly popular cruise with trawler folk, and is frequently referred to
as "the great loop".

Thanks for the reference to the Tombigbee Waterway. From there I found the
American Great Loop Association which publishes material on traversing the
waterways, canals and rivers in the eastern U.S. It looks like quite an
adventure. I expect that next spring we will be bringing a boat from St.
Simons, GA back to Cape Cod, but taking the scenic route through the
heartland.

"Tom R." wrote in message
...
A friend has suggested a route from Florida to New England which does not
involve the ICW or the Mississippi, but rather a series of rivers in
between. Has anyone done this or know of the route?

Thanks.

On Wed, 19 Nov 2003 17:11:33 -0500, "Tom R." wrote:
Thanks for the reference to the Tombigbee Waterway. From there I found the
American Great Loop Association which publishes material on traversing the
waterways, canals and rivers in the eastern U.S. It looks like quite an
adventure. I expect that next spring we will be bringing a boat from St.
Simons, GA back to Cape Cod, but taking the scenic route through the
heartland.
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You're quite welcome of course, and let us know how the cruise goes.

There are probably folks on "rec.boats.cruising" and also on the
Trawler World mailing list who could give you first hand advice.

Thanks, Wayne, I will.
"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Wed, 19 Nov 2003 17:11:33 -0500, "Tom R." wrote:
Thanks for the reference to the Tombigbee Waterway. From there I found
the
American Great Loop Association which publishes material on traversing
the
waterways, canals and rivers in the eastern U.S. It looks like quite an
adventure. I expect that next spring we will be bringing a boat from St.
Simons, GA back to Cape Cod, but taking the scenic route through the
heartland.
================================

You're quite welcome of course, and let us know how the cruise goes.

There are probably folks on "rec.boats.cruising" and also on the
Trawler World mailing list who could give you first hand advice.