GL: Clearing Customs in St. Lawrence area

[graham pugh]

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River.  There is a very good DVD covering Kingston to Quebec both sides of 
the river, with tips on navigating, spectacular aerial views, and anchorages 
It can be purchased from Lifestyle Intergrated Inc.   code  # 7651400400

I have no financial interest in this company.

Graham Pugh
Kando 11.   New Bern


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dennis Bruckel" <dbruckel at earthlink.net>
To: <great-loop at lists.samurai.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 5:05 AM
Subject: GL: Clearing Customs in St. Lawrence area


> Elliott asked...
>
> If I were coming from Oswego I would stay on the US side with visits to
> Clayton, the Thousand Islands, and other sights along the St. Lawrence
> until clearing into Canada somewhere.
>
> [] Would I just clear Customs in and out (and maybe in and out again) if I
> wanted to do the same coming from Kingston?
>
> Dennis replies...
>
> Hello Elliott! Perhaps we will pass by each other this summer!
>
> As Graham noted most towns along the St. Lawrence in both the US and 
> Canada
> have video phones dockside at public landings where clearance can be made,
> in my experience very easily. The only exception to this is entering 
> Canada
> into Lake Champlain, where a boater must stop at a US Marina in Rouse's
> Point, NY, usually pay a docking fee of $10, and make the same video phone
> call to US Customs. Going north on the same route, Canadian Customs is
> located on the end of a long jetty on the west side of the river, just
> north of the border. All northbound boats must stop there. You might have
> to come alongside to be interviewed, or, more often, simply answer a 
> couple
> of questions while standing off.
>
> An interesting bit of information on the St. Lawrence is that both
> countries require you to enter and clear customs prior to even anchoring 
> in
> the entering country. Distances are generally short across the St.
> Lawrence, and many, many boaters jump back and forth regularly. For
> convenience sake though, coming from Oswego, I'd stay along the US side
> visiting the towns in New York State as far as at least Alexandria Bay
> (Boldt Castle) and perhaps Singer Island (another recently restored and
> opened castle, sewing machine fame). From there downstream the 1,000
> Islands pretty much peter out and the scenery is less spectacular. I
> usually cross into Canada then, declare, and take the "Bateau Channel" 
> back
> through Gananoque and on the Kingston. If starting from Kingston, reverse
> the direction of travel.
>
> This whole cruise is pretty well covered (if I can say so myself!) in the
> Great Lakes edition of Waterway Guide.
>
> Hope to see you along the way!
>
>
> Dennis Bruckel, Cruising Editor
> Waterway Guide
> Albin 27  Sadie B
> website www.debruckel.com
> cell phone 407 414 0531
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