Details today, delightful ones like the house of Crow,
stern of Margot in front of portside and rope fender Governor Cleveland,
stern of The Chancellor in front of Margot,
twin barges 1914 Lehigh Valley 79 and 1942 Pennsy 399 (venues for music and photographic displays),
stern of Wire and Governor Cleveland,
lots of stacks,
bow wave of Wire,
W. O. Decker downbound in Federal Lock,
bows of MV Bear and Seahorse (from Ontario and Connecticut, respectively),
and bow of Hestia in front of Crow.
The Roundup had two music stages this year: New York Canal System tug Grand Erie and Lehigh Valley barge 79 . Enjoy these snippets from a group called Tug Bitts.
Capt. Walter E. Hughes joined Tug Bitts on stage for this unlikely Johnny Cash piece.
All photos and videos by Will Van Dorp.
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September 14, 2010 at 3:29 pm
Jed
LOVE the color scheme of the NYS canal tugs
September 14, 2010 at 3:40 pm
tugster
i couldn’t agree more. the captain of urger gave a talk this year on the Canal Corp’s vessels. he started by pointing out that their NEWEST vessel–grand erie–was over a half-century old. that notwithstanding, the paint is new, lively and the brass quite shiny. still old is old and the hull of a a tugboat like URGER is starting to groan.
September 16, 2010 at 9:11 am
Brian
Love the close-ups, Will. Sometimes the details get lost in the big picture.