Well George, I wasn't there so I don't know if it is true or not. But that is what is written in the obituary. As I suggested perhaps she traveled that way through Lake Erie and then across land to Chicago. I wish I could ask her but I am just repeating what is written which as we all know is open to speculation. Thanks for your comment. Linda Hooker Lathrop ----- Original Message ----- From: George Richmond To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 6:18 AM Subject: Re: [NYERIE] From Buffalo to Chicago >Hi Carol, >I read in my gggrandfather's daughter's obituary that she was in >Buffalo, NY and traveled to Chicago, IL by canal boat. >This was in 1871. >I am assuming she went through the Lake Erie and then across land to >Chicago or through Lake Erie, then up through Lake >Huron and then down into Lake Michigan. Seems a long way by >canalboat. But, I guess crossing overland by wagon from >Toledo OH to Chicago, IL must have taken quite some time also. There is absolutely no way that she traveled from Buffalo to Chicago on a canal boat. The Great Lakes are small seas. And canal boats were propelled by mules or horses walking along a tow path. What you describe would be like taking a canoe across the Atlantic! In the 1870s there were many steam powered vessels plying the Great Lakes. George ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message