GL: Cruising routes of North America

[Georgs Kolesnikovs]

Any more candidates out there?

Here's what we have so far:

GREAT LOOP/GREAT CIRCLE ROUTE: The big one.

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AROUND DELMARVA ROUTE: Up the Chesapeake, through the C&D Canal, down 
Delaware Bay and then around on the outside back to the Bay. (Or vice 
versa, of course).
    --Submitted by Jody Argo Schroath

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CANADIAN TRIANGLE: Start at Kingston and use the current (sometimes 
quite considerable, esp at Cornwall, Ont.) heading down the St. 
Lawrence almost to Montreal, west on the Ottawa River against a mild 
current to Ottawa, then the Rideau back to Kingston. Great trip if 
you go slowly enough for it to take four to six weeks.
    --Submitted by Dave Friedrich

GOLDEN TRIANGLE: That's what Canadians call the loop from Kingston, 
Ontario, down the St. Lawrence, up the Ottawa, and down the Rideau 
Canal back to Kingston.
    --Submitted by Bruce Elder

RIDEAU LOOP: As above
    --Submitted by John and Judy Gill

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CHAMPLAIN TRIANGLE/CHAMPLAIN LOOP: Albany to Oswego to Kingston to 
Ottawa via Rideau to Montreal to Sorel to Chambly/Richelieu to Lake 
Champlain to Albany; or reverse.
    --Submitted by Tom  and Gerry Clare

MINI LOOP: As above.
    --Submitted by John and Judy Gill

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DOWN EAST CIRCLE ROUTE: When started from New York City, follows the 
Hudson River, Lake Champlain, Richelieu River, St Lawrence River, 
Gulf of St. Lawrence, Northumberland Strait, Strait of Canso, 
Atlantic Ocean south along the coast to Cape Cod and Long Island 
Sound before returning to NYC.
    --Cruising guide author Cheryl Barr

NORTH EAST CIRCLE ROUTE: As above.
    --Submitted by John and Judy Gill

DOWN EAST OR SOUTH EAST CIRCLE ROUTE: Down the ICW to Florida, across 
the Okeechobee Waterway and South around the Southern part of Florida 
to the Keys and back up the East Coast ICW.
    --Submitted by John and Judy Gill

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SOUTH FLORIDA LOOP: From Stuart, westbound on the St. Lucie River, 
thru two locks, across Lake Okeechobee to Clewiston, three more locks 
on the Caloosahatchee River to Ft. Myers, into Pine Island Sound, 
south along the southwestern coast, Marco Island, Everglades City, 
Little Shark River, around Cape Sable, then southeast bound for the 
Florida Keys, up the Keys to Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, West Palm Beach 
and back to Stuart. There are dozens of great spots to explore from 
the cattle and farmlands of Lake Okeechobee, to the islands in Pine 
Island Sound, to the wilderness of the Everglades, to the tourist 
traps in the Keys, to the glitz and condo canyons of Miami and Ft. 
Lauderdale, to the huge mansions of Palm Beach and Hobe Sound.
    --Submited by Vince Burkhardt

FLORIDA MINI LOOP: Key largo , Stuart, Okeechobee, Ft. Myers, yacht 
channel, (via Goodland) back to the Keys ICW and back to Key Largo, 
Fantastic trip! You will see it all on this one, from the wilderness 
of the Everglades Park at Shark River, thru old Florida on the 
Okeechobee, to the big city of Ft. Lauderdale and, unfortunately, 
Miami.
     --Submitted by Capt. Sterling

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TRIANGLE OR HERITAGE CANAL LOOP: From NY, up the Hudson River and the 
Champlain Canal to Lake Champlain, down the Richleu River, up the St. 
Lawrence to Montreal and the Ottawa River to Ottawa and down the 
Rideau Canal to Kingston and Lake Ontario, over to the Erie Canal and 
back to NY.
    --Submitted by John and Judy Gill

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GREAT LAKES-TRENT-SEVERN TRIANGLE: From Trenton on Lake Ontario, 
across the Trent-Severn Waterway to Georgian Bay, the North Channel 
of Lake Huron, down Lake Huron to Detroit and into Lake Erie and east 
to the Welland Canal and into Lake Ontario.
       --Submitted by John and Judy Gill

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