Swift Rapids

50 miles… Woah 🤯!! We left Barrie this morning and headed up Lake Simcoe back into the Trent Severn. Went thru lock 42 and are sitting on top of 43 where we have power and easy access to restrooms. This lock is the deepest single chambered lock on the waterway with a 47’ drop. It’s also very remote. We are adjacent to the power generating station… hence the power. This station powers Orillia way back on Lake Simcoe. There’s a sign that says Orillia was one of the first towns with its own power station, originally about two miles away, but replaced by this station in 1917 to facilitate the construction of the Trent Severn Waterway. Boat next to us said our C-Dory friends Bill & Becky (Blue Days) and Dale and Carol (See-Ya) passed thru lock 42 yesterday so maybe we’ll catch up to them at some point.Read more