Boatnerd Discussion Forum

NOAA provides links to several viewing programs at:
http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/mcd/Raster/index.htm#software
Although most are trial/demo versions of commercial programs that eventually have to be paid for to provide full/long term functionality, OpenCPN is a free open source program ...

Links to pages containing high resolution scans of historical images:
http://www.shorpy.com/node/7617
http://www.shorpy.com/node/9273
http://www.shorpy.com/node/7051
http://www.shorpy.com/node/2032
http://www.shorpy.com/node/9122

Interesting article in the March 1919 issue of Popular Science about the transit of the Charles E Van Hise through the Welland Canal, ON Its Side. One of the ~83 lakers conscripted for use on the Atlantic seaboard during WWI, she was apparently the only one too wide to make the trip the usual way ...

High resolution scans from ~1900-1910 vintage 8x10 inch glass plate negatives:

http://www.shorpy.com/node/8796
http://www.shorpy.com/node/8761
http://www.shorpy.com/node/8647
http://www.shorpy.com/node/8577
http://www.shorpy.com/node/8525

It seems that most boats with rear pilot houses/accomodations and no major forward superstructure have some kind of single, centerline mast up front.

However, a few boats have something that sort of resembles a football (American) goalpost at the bow, i.e. English River, Stephen B. Roman and the ...

The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation Eisenhower Lock Visitors' Center automated recording (315-769-2422) of estimated vessel transit times has been out of service for a few days. They are aware of the problem and are working on it.

I'm seeing exactly what you are in Google Maps, no island in Map view, but Satellite view is o.k. Google Earth is fine, probably because it doesn't have a map only view. One of the stranger Googlemapisms.