Brewerton, NY

Just off the west end of Lake Oneida lies Brewerton, NY.  It’s a lovely community with great people. We spent all day Tuesday here hanging out with other Loopers. For dinner, we all went to a pizza place where we sat outside and talked Looping. It’s amazing the tips and tricks you can pick up from experienced Loopers.  It was nice to take a day off.  Once we get our delivery of the gasket, we will be off to Oswego, NY right off of Lake Ontario, where we start our tour of the Great Lakes. 






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  1. Tom PastorJuly 7, 2021 at 9:10 AM

    So which "looper" has made the trip more than once? Were they all from the East Coast? Did you learn anything that gives you pause concerning the trip? Preparedness, security, etc.?

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    1. Taurus Great LoopJuly 8, 2021 at 7:30 PM

      We have talked with Loopers who have been working on one Loop for years. A couple at our pizza night are working on their third Loop.

      East Coast - one couple this night is from Oklahoma, another from Texas, and we docked by a Looper boat from Spokane , Washington.

      We haven’t heard anything that gives us pause yet. Pretty much everyone has been planning this trip for years, just as we have.

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