Smoke on the water

Some cold weather finally descended on the St. Lawrence over the weekend. With the temperature dipping to -12C and the water temperature still a relatively warm 6C, the water vapour evaporating off the river froze in the air to form 'Sea Smoke'.

The sun made quick work of the sea smoke and within an hour it was starting to dissipate. It will take a few more days of cold weather around the Valleyfield area to bring the water temperature down to freezing so we can replace the summer light buoys with winter spars and clear them off our decks.

Then it will be off to the Welland Canal before it closes and the start of another icebreaking season on the Great Lakes.