Sylvan and picturesque, Poonamalie Lock could be featured on a postcard, with its stone walls and historic Lockmaster’s House tucked into a thick grove of cool cedars.
From the top deck of the Horizon 3, I spot hiking trails, and the wooden tables set up nearby look perfect for picnics. But as the good-natured, green-shirted lock workers crank open Poonamalie’s jaws, my heart quickens—and I’m not even at the controls of our big boat.
