Bob Stopper, whose laurels are alluded to in this post, sent these photos along from his hometown of Lyons, beginning with this shot above Lock 28A.

The local fife and drum unit came to play, and pay respects.

An astounded equine tossed a side-eye at Churchill, the prime mover.

Interpretive tents were already alongside.

The welcome in Lyons was very warm.

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And this version of Seneca Chief is already memorialized

in this mural, the work of Mural Mania.

Many thanks to Bob for making these images available. If you were there in Lyons, please add to the sparse commentary about the day. And, as the flotilla heads east and then south, Dispatches will be looking tro enlist more correspondents. I’d love to see some examples of the cannon being fired.