This post will make more sense after seeing this one from the day before:
https://shellerina.com/2024/07/29/beauharmois-quebec/
Here is a video of our first exchange with new friend, Gerard, aboard his sailing vessel Adagio yesterday.
After their afternoon sail, Gerard stopped by last eve to see how we were doing. (It was dark, so I don’t have a ‘team photo’.)
But Mr. Gariepy did explain that he is the caretaker and president of the organization responsible for all the lands on the water in the City of Beauharnois. (BOW-harn-Wah)
“Corporation En Rive de Beauharnois” is the organization’s formal name.
They have laid down 100 new mooring blocks, all interconnected by new chain.
“This is the first step in building out a network of docks and a breakwater to build a new municipal marina here. We have all the permits required for 149 boats!”
In Ray’s personal opinion, this is the ideal location and village for such a facility: “Not everyone wants to put in a long cruising day after getting to and ‘doing’ the Upper and Lower Beauharois Locks, THEN having to continue all the way to Montreal through two more locks that operate at 4:00 and 6:00pm for pleasure craft.”
This is going to be a great stop for cruisers AND it will benefit local businesses as well!
Fortunately for you blog fans, Gerard came back this morning.
He is particularly proud of the completion of La Captainerie. “There is room for 120 people on that upper deck!”
Funds already allocated for these projects amount to $6.5M… all from local sources.
We could not go upstairs, as they had rented it out to a film
company for a day or two, and actors were already at work.
The film company is producing a series called Sorciere. They do 20 episodes each season; this their 3rd season.
We are off to Montreal for a couple days.
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