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Weather forecast spot on!

See you this afternoon! Board 1:30. Sail 2-3:30. Complimentary coffee, cider, cinnamon fried cakes. Rachel has got some special drinks up her sleeve too! Cash bar. See

Weather forecast spot on!

See you this afternoon! Board 1:30. Sail 2-3:30. Complimentary coffee, cider, cinnamon fried cakes. Rachel has got some special drinks up her sleeve too! Cash bar. See

Snowflake Excursion Sat Oct 17

What to do this Saturday with snow and cold predicted? Stay inside and complain or come on over to Raquette Lake and experience a Snowflake Excursion aboard the WW Durant. Dining room is heated and enclosed so no worries about freezing to death! You haven’t lived until you’ve been out on Raquette Lake with snow…

Snow forecast for Snowflake Excursion Sat 10/17!

Reservations not required, but appreciated…..so we know how many cinnamon fried cakes to have on hand!  Board 1:30.  Sail 2-3:30.  $15 pp age 12+; $10 under age 12; free under age 4.  Last day of 20-40% discounts in the gift shop too.

The Getaway Guy on the WW Durant!

http://www.twcnews.com/nys/rochester/getaway-guy/2015/09/23/durant-getaway.html

A beautiful fall day for a scenic excursion!

Thanks Nancy Sehring for the beautiful fall foliage pic! Join us today!  Boarding 1:30.  Sailing 2-3:30.  Reservations not required. $15 pp.

A beautiful fall day for a scenic excursion!

Thanks Nancy Sehring for the beautiful fall foliage pic! Join us today!  Boarding 1:30.  Sailing 2-3:30.  Reservations not required. $15 pp.

Wine Pairing Luncheon Cruise Mon the 28th

Doesn’t this menu sound delish!  A few seats left.  Call today to reserve.  Board 11:30.  Sail 12-2.  $43 pp inclusive. Opici Champagne during boarding- California             Course 1 September Salad with Apricot Vinaigrette- Alverdi Pinot Grigio, Italy Course 2 Grilled Pork Tenderloin with an Espresso Poivre Sauce & Garlic Smashed…

2 seats left on tomorrow’s Pine Knot tour

Water taxi boards 9-9:30 am tomorrow, Thurs, Sept 17, so this is def last minute.   But such a treat!  Pine Knot, the first Great Camp built by Durant and birthplace of the Great Camps style of architecture,  is not normally open to the public.  After your 90 min guided tour of Pine Knot, a 15 min walk from south side to north side of Long Point to see St. Williams, a church built by Durant in 1890.  The Durant will pick everyone up at St. Williams dock and, after all on board, continue with the luncheon cruise.  A 9-2 time commitment.  $59 pp inclusive.  Call 315-354-5532 tonight!  If you don’t, you’ll have to be satisfied with this mini digital tour!  Come see for yourself!    

Then….and now…..Age 1…Age 24

Matt Weimer the baby and Matt Weimer the man, holding a chip Captain Dean gave him 23 years ago!  His mom is Phyllis and Bill Blanchard’s daughter.

Celebrating 96 years!

Autumn Blanchard’s aunt