Middleport, Erie Canal

On the way to Middleport we stopped at Lockport. This part of the canal there's a town dock every 8-15 miles. Often, we only travel 10 miles, stay for 2-3 days before moving to our next favorite town. In Lockport, we went to see the small Erie Canal museum and the five old locks, also joined the locals on their "Cruise Night", music and a lot of refurbished antique cars.


Lockport: old locks-new locks

5 miles east of Lockport we stopped at Gasport just to have lunch there. Our cruising friends had told us that this little spot has the best beef on weck. So we waited for the bar/cafe to open at 11:30 AM, got our beef on weck, boy, it was yummy good!



Beef on Weck

Middleport is one of our favorite stops. The town dock has free electricity and water, shade trees with picnic table, cafes, laundromat and restroom facility all within 200' of the dock. We met some nice boaters here and had a delicious fried fish dinner at the Towpath Cafe.




Middleport town docks