During our exploring yesterday, we discovered that Little Falls would be hosting the annual Garlic and Herb Festival. We decided to spend the morning at the festival before moving on. Debbie found the perfect hat and we enjoyed a tasty lunch. 
Immediately upon leaving Little Falls you pass through Lock 17, which has a vertical drop of 40.5 feet. This makes it the largest drop on the Erie Canal. It is also unique in that it is one of only two locks in North America that has a gate that is lifted above the boater. All other locks have doors that swing open as the vessel passes through. We passed through three more locks before tying up at the west end of lock 13.
The next day we made another short hop from lock 13 to Amsterdam, NY. It has been raining quite steadily through yesterday evening and today, so we spent the afternoon developing our euchre skills. After dinner, the crew of the s/v Gorma hosted the Amsterdam Invitational ‘Goose and Juice’ Euchre Championship. Calling upon all of their resources, mostly legal, Debbie and her partner shocked their opponents with a one-game victory!
