The HIGHEST Hydraulic LIFT LOCK in the WORLD (Peterborough Lift Lock, Trent-Severn Waterway)

[@thispandaispurple]

Peterborough is my home town, and I'm glad to see you enjoyed your visit. The liftlock truly is a piece of engineering marvel. At the time it was akin to building a spaceship. The largest hydraulic dam, the highest non-reinforced concrete structure in the world. The Peterborough museum has pictures of its grand opening when global celebrities and architects from all over the world gathered in a little town in Canada.

[@Lauren-ku3tp]

This is so cool! As a person who lives in Peterborough, I was not expecting to see this! Peterborough is such a small place, so I wouldn't think that you would end up coming here. The lift locks are great! Good to see you here :)

[@crush42mash6]

I think you guys are living the dream good for you, love from 🇨🇦

[@treynolds94]

Congrats on completing the loop.

[@treynolds94]

Had such an honour meeting many individuals doing the great loop at my uncles boat at the Peterborough Marina. I really wish you guys would of been in Peterborough the Wednesday night always such a fantastic night. I really hope you guys had a fantastic journey so glad to see you finally got the gold flag. Trying for platinum? My profile photo is the Peterboroigh liftlock in the winter. On the canel it becomes a skating rink from the liftlock to the locks . Since the last few winters have been very mild they have only do it to the swing bring now. But that area from the swing bridge to the railway brodge was my stomping grounds grew up right beside the tracks just a block over.

[@karen1313]

I used to live in Hastings and now Peterborough!! Glad you enjoyed the waterway. It's beautiful.

[@mikehart3000]

Ed is a great guide went to school with thank you for your time here in my home town 😊

[@shane.d.johnston]

Glad you had a good experience passing through my hometown of Peterborough.

[@nolanh2423]

So cool, i grew up in Hastings and currently live in Peterborough. Happy travels

[@pladam7198]

Certainly experiencing the lift lock is a thrill. I think more thrilling coming down and being at the front knowing that a accident happened years ago when the front door opened before the lift reached the bottom and boats spilled out. Glad you had a good experience.

[@SchoandJo]

Haha yes, we heard about that... good thing they have it all dialed in!

[@glenconley4763]

Cool to see American friends enjoying the Trent. I lived just south of lock 19 for years up until this year. Nice try on pronouncing Otonobee, dude! :). Grew up cottaging in Rosedale growing up. Will watch that one next. Thanks, eh?

[@susanwatson1599]

The tour of The Lift Lock control room was a nice extra for you. Glad you enjoyed it. The Marine Railway is the next unique feature.

[@oceanwanderer-knightfamilycirc]

Howdy from Island Wanderer, We have enjoyed your videos and we’re wondering where you are now. We are making our way up the Chesapeake. Enjoyed 3 months in the Bahamas. Cheers Tony, Ariën and Jax🐕‍🦺

[@tmac709]

That was a cool video.

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks T Mac!

[@jenniferschnieder6316]

Hi! We just saw you 3 host A & K. We just subscribed to watch your journey. Happy travels. Jennifer & Jerry Arizona

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks y'all! We love Adam and Kathryn - they are amazing friends!

[@buckpowers4837]

Nice to view a piece of history and good to see you had smooth lifting. Peterborough is a piece of history in itself. Seeing all the kayaks, it is home of a famous kayak and canoe builder. enjoy

[@SchoandJo]

Oh cool - thanks for sharing Buck!

[@colemanfrost1008]

Did you guys go to the liftlocks museum

[@scotthyland896]

I watch the A and K episode this morning and it was great! Sounds like real time your close to finishing you Loop, Are you going to sell the boat or plan another journal with it? Scott

[@treynolds94]

Love and shout out from Peterborough Ontario. Hope you really enjoyed my hometown. Just met a lovely couple on Saturday night at the marina from Seattle that are doing the loop with the family and friends that also have their own boats. So cool to be able to talk with them and get their vlog so I can continue following them on their journey.

[@MrBillius46]

That lift lock is amazing. Thank you so much for the video!

[@SchoandJo]

It really is! Thanks for watching William!

[@Catalina58601]

For some reason in this particular time in your journey you seem so much more comfortable. Like a switch was flipped. I can feel the confidence and the ease in the worry. I love Ollies comments and her fan base. I am one! I know the two of you will be a big factor in many people and especially young folks, doing the loop. It's always a pleasure to watch. Master Ed is amazing!

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks so much, Lynn, we hope that more young folks will try this journey, it really opens the door for many other adventures! We enjoyed learning more about the lock from Lock Master Ed - he really knew his craft!

[@andrewwylie2117]

I saw that too but attributed to how excited they were to arrive at this highly anticipated destination. And it went so well! Even Ollie was excited…

[@navymt2005]

This is now on our list of must stop places.

[@SchoandJo]

Awesome! It lived up to the hype for sure 😁

[@JimMerritt-cu9pd]

When you consider when it was built, it was an amazing feat of engineering.

[@suzylarry1]

thank you for travelling the trent and seeing our Lifetlocks , there are more to see , as you make your way thru this water way !

[@SchoandJo]

Thank you for watching! We'd love to go back, what a beautiful location of the world :)

[@ThePassportCouple]

What an awesome experience for your 300th video!! And the lock tender was adorable! What a perfect LOOP DAY 😍

[@SchoandJo]

❤️❤️❤️

[@AdventuresofAplusK]

WOW! What a cool lock!!! We now have the goal to go in that in a kayak someday! Really loved the split screen perspective as you went through!

[@SchoandJo]

Y’all would have a blast in a kayak! Maybe we’ll join you!

[@vernholmes7940]

I've never been in a lift lock. That is really cool. Great video guys!

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks for coming along for the ride Vern!

[@Clintsrandomvids]

I'm the one opening the damn in the very first segment thank you for being along for the ride

[@mikepech6822]

From here on, was my old boating stomping grounds. Saw it all, but from here on to Georgian Bay was home. I lived on the Georgian Bay shores. Watching your appreciating and loving what you've seen and done, makes me feel great that our country and its people make you feel that way. But it takes two. Your videos keep me interested in your travels. But also your personalities make us like you as people. Just a couple living their dream and having fun and sharing it.

[@dereknewton4247]

Greetings and Hello from neighbor of Lock 19. Very Nice. Fantastic video- camera work and editing. Pasted right through our neck of the woods. ...Thank you for the pic of the Historic Plaque marker telling the story of how it operates. Built with Horse and buggie. All by hand, sweat, blood and tears. All hand calculations and NO computers. Thanks for your journey, and thanks to A+K for bringing me here, "Carpe Diem". Glad you had an awesome great time - eh! ... The Newtons.

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks Derek! It really is impressive... cheers!

[@holgerlafrenz2895]

Another interesting lock I've visited is the Falkirk rotating lock in Scotland.

[@Stevo-063]

Falkirk is 35m almost twice as high and has multiple chambers.

[@bobr9689]

Wow! What an experience!! Did you want to go through it again? 2 minutes - totally unbelievable! Can't wait for the next episode of your adventures. Hi Ollie!

[@SchoandJo]

Haha absolutely we did... and still do, to be honest. We have some friends that went to the top and dropped their kayaks in to do it again and that seemed like a fantastic option!

[@suzanneaydelotte801]

Great video! We enjoyed learning about the lift lock…so cool! Ollie’s comments are always so fun! Keep traveling safe! 💞

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks for watching Suzanne 😊

[@justbeingdad62]

one of my top 5 episodes!!

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks Pat!! It was such a fun day!

[@ampegor]

I live in Ontario and I have never seen this yet. On the list. I have seen the next fun one on rails. Glad to see you enjoyed your visit to our province.

[@scottabercrombie376]

My stomach was doing flips as I watched you walk across the grated walkway with a handrail on only one side. You guys are great!

[@SchoandJo]

haha Jen's was too!

[@jodypresley6677]

Another great video. I really want to uncover my boat now and get boating. Can't wait for the snow to melt

[@karenprice5439]

Another awesome video...We are so enjoying... K and C

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks Karen 🇨🇦

[@cmichaelhaugh8517]

Well filmed!

[@andrewwylie2117]

Isn’t that lock awesome! Sorry you couldn’t spend the night in Peterborough… you would have enjoyed it too. Well you are now as far as we’ve gone and we look forward to watching the rest of your journey. Ps. Glad to see your video journey is being sponsored (right word?) so well.

[@SchoandJo]

It is Awesome! Thanks Andrew - hope you enjoy the rest 🤙

[@kevinc1646]

Hey guys we love what you're doing! We miss you! No Sunday news, letter no vlogs! Where are you, what's going on? We realized too late to chat that we were two boats over from you at the Annapolis morning field during the Blue Angels last May. 😅

[@SchoandJo]

Oh wow small world! Our latest video just dropped!

[@HopeOfJoe]

Absolutely wonderful. That was one huge lock‼️ And you guys were eating sausages??? One of my bride's fave meals. Got a day m you both are showing much more confidence and skill as you move through the loop. B. R. A. V. O. 🎉

[@SchoandJo]

👏 Thanks so much, Richard! Grilled sausages and peppers is a great easy summer meal 😁

[@rickpisano9246]

The first video that I saw of yours was when you arrived in Trenton Ont. Boy did I get hooked ! I,ve been power watching ever since... Lol The two of you have done such a great job of documenting your trip, I can,t thankyou enough for bringing us along for the ride. We also have a boat that we keep docked in Port Dalhousie Ont. Our retirement is in one more year and now you have us second guessing our trip to Europe. The Loop looks amazing. Best of luck in all your future travels.... Lori and Rick

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks for watching Lori and Rick! Congrats on being close to retirement and, hey, why not the Loop after a trip to Europe! You have the rest of your lives to enjoy!

[@hollykuehl1682]

Thank you so much for sharing your journey. My husband has been a boat person since q young age and since seeing your post of your pivot into the boat and great loop. It has brought us closer. Thank you so much. Please keep posting. I am not a vegan (if I assumed wrong I’m sorry) but your recipes are so delicious looking! We hope to share your love and experiences of the loop with our daughter, son ( who may not always be with us (military) proud of him) and our baby pup cocoroo. Thank you for your blog!! Your post keep our future passion alive and prospering! You three are amazing!!

[@boating_georgianbay]

Love your enthusiasm and excitement for everything, so fun to watch. Great video!

[@seanlewis5804]

In this video, you mention how calm the lift (the increasing water level) is in the lock. I read in a loop-related novel recently that you can actually request an 'easy lift' and many lock operators will agree to the request. Love your videos!

[@SchoandJo]

That is possible on some locks! Some Locks have no fine-grained control and it is what it is... although normally Lock tenders will tell you the best place to be or at least give you a heads up if there's a chance of having an issue!

[@seanlewis5804]

@@SchoandJo thank you! I look forward to a possible loop trip in my future, and follow yours with lots of enthusiasm. I appreciate the work you do in allowing us to follow your journey.

[@shawnrhyme5831]

So far I'm enjoying the video. Did you get any rice when you went across Rice Lake? LOL. You haven't had good French Toast until you've had mine, and there are a number of people who will testify to that.

[@SchoandJo]

haha no rice and nice! Nothing like a good French Toast 😁

[@shawnrhyme5831]

@@SchoandJo bummer, I was hoping for some Chinese for dinner. LOL 😆😆👍

[@carpediemwithLesli]

Amazing!!!!

[@almolloy5817]

The Peterborough lift lock is really cool, but a bit of a challenge when you're transiting down in strong winds in a rented slab sided houseboat.

[@SchoandJo]

I could see how that would be tough!

[@Daniel-cl6no]

Oh man... I binged your journey for the last few weeks (yes I have no life while my boat is winterized in Montreal) and end up at the end of your posts in the middle of the Trent. Now I have to wait to see the rest?? Your last video of the Peterborough is awesome. Can't wait to do it in less than 3 months with my new boat! Keep the videos coming, I want to see the rest of your journey. It brings me back closer to my own boating season. It is so great to see how far you've grown and how daring you were as a young couple to start the loop without any experience. You really did great, you are an example to follow (especially how respectful you are). Btw, I almost missed that oil pressure alarm hahaha

[@mb-br6lc]

Like alway guys you nailed it,great job on filming the historic Peterborough lift lock, my wife worked at the lift lock with ed as well as lock 19, she laughed when u mention the ghost for people who do not know in the making of the left lock. There was a man who fell and was buried alive, and is still believed he’s in there today.😮

[@SchoandJo]

🫣 wow - I bet that was a fun job! Lots of great stories I'm sure.

[@charlieross-BRM]

The lift lock is unique enough that the fellows in the control room told me that two of the visitors they had were professional engineers from Israel. They already knew about this lock at home so when they landed at Toronto International for a conference the first thing they did was find a drive to Peterborough to see it for themselves. Checking in to their hotel in Toronto would wait.

[@SchoandJo]

Haha that doesn't surprise me one bit!

[@oceanrider68]

Great video. Well planned and exciting!

[@SchoandJo]

Thank you!

[@79tazman]

I'm sure you guys went though the big shute marine railway on your travels

[@SchoandJo]

Yes we did! We video’d it as well 😁 so fun!

[@Gary-fm9vg]

What make of boat is that? Just came across your videos on the Trent Severn. Close to home for me. Nicely done!!

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks, Gary! We have a 1989 34' Marine Trader

[@craigkimble1467]

Very cool! Have to mention the Arzviller barge lift in Alsace France 🇫🇷 about 147 vertical feet, it bypasses what used to take something like 17 locks, was lucky enough to experience that 😊 maybe there is a technical difference between hydraulic and counter balance, but the results and experience are quite similar.

[@SchoandJo]

Wow, that's a large lock too! Thanks for watching Craig!

[@waynegilbert7535]

I'm looking forward to big chute

[@emmamorgan7171]

Great video - have a look at the Falkirk Wheel - amazing bit of engineering for boats here in the UK. After the lift lock, you'll appreciate it! :)

[@SchoandJo]

Locking through the Falkirk Wheel is on our bucket list - truly a marvel 😁

[@SchoandJo]

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[@richardstever3242]

Watch out for commercially available maple syrup in Canada. The producers add fructose syrup to make it darker and sweeter. The real deal must be sought out in smaller communities such as Lafontaine (near Midland on Georgian Bay). It is lighter and less sweet but more flavorful as it should be. Great show and thanks for sharing your experience.

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks for the tip!

[@richardstever3242]

@@SchoandJoDon't forget to book in advance for a transient slip in Midland. It is your best chance to restock on groceries. Honey Harbour is too expensive and Parry Sound too far off. The wreck of the Waubuno can be found in Massasauga Provincial Park. You can dive it from shore with only a mask. There is a song called Black Water to give you an introduction. I explore by tinny and still have not been able to reach this site, having to retreat to Beausoliel Island several times. It is a bucket list item for me.

[@tycurtin6836]

I hope you guys had the doughnuts at dooers!

[@SchoandJo]

Heck yea! We have a video on that, couldn't miss 'em!

[@emg.721]

I live in peterborough and literally never knew that our lock was highest in the world lol. Like I knew we where proud of it, but also I just thought that was normal liftlock behavior 😆

[@bobr9689]

That was something else I wanted to mention in my previous comment - about how the people in their kayaks just floated through the experience like it was nothing big. they must have been through the thrill of the experience before. What wild adventures are we going to see in the next vlog?

[@SchoandJo]

Haha those Kayakers were definitely doing it right!

[@donaldwatson554]

Just wondering, how can you be eight months behind on filming?

[@SchoandJo]

Considering the Loop is a full time commitment, and creating KZbin videos is also a full time commitment, as well as other ventures of ours, the videos are delayed. You can think of it this way, we film 5-7 videos a week and at maximum can edit 2-3 a week.

[@donaldwatson554]

@@SchoandJo Thank you for the answer, safe travels!

[@richardlay1492]

Went you got in to Canada you have have pass port check in with kustom

[@SchoandJo]

We had a remote check-in with customs, we used the ArriveCAN app then called the agency 👍

[@lenarthur]

It's actually pronounced o-TAWN-a-bee , emphasis on the second syllable. I know this for sure as I grew up in Peterborough, Ontario. BTW - I'm enjoying the videos of the Trent-Severn, I spent a lot of time on the system growing up.

[@RuthBrown-tm2gt]

There are 2 Lift locks in Germany that are much bigger and higher. One is near Hamburg with a lift of 128 feet, and another near Berlin 118 feet. You should consider doing the loop through Europe you can go by boat from Holland to Vienna and beyond. You can go from Atlantic ocean in France, through France to the Mediterranean. You can go from the Baltic to Berlin and on to the Rhine and Paris.

[@SchoandJo]

We were thinking of doing that one day, would be super neat!

[@davelawrence6777]

I think i might have mentioned this before but i will repeat it if i did maintenance you may not have thought about on your great ford engine there is a utube channel called Yorkshire and me this gentleman has the same boat as yours did extensive renovations on and is also doing the loop long story he has a great deal of experience with that engine and the necessary maintenance to make it last as long as 20,000 hours please reach out to him so you can benefit from his knowledge he seems like a very nice man not unlike your selves.

[@SchoandJo]

Cool, we'll check it out! Thanks for sharing Dave!

[@rl8992]

Water feature also keep the population down! Great video.

[@SchoandJo]

haha no doubt...

[@dalwilson4511]

Hey there folks are y’all done with your vids now? Just wondering before I delete your channel? Hope all is good with you guys

[@SchoandJo]

We are not done with making videos - we will be releasing our next video, "how to lock" soon! We will be releasing all our Loop videos over the next 6 months.

[@Sweetchocolatecake]

Peterborough is noted for a lot of ghosts .. in different locations .

[@ern222]

Watching you guys from the beginning but may drop off. Way to many ads 😢

[@SchoandJo]

Thanks for watching! Sorry about your ad experience - we have some control but this is how we are able to produce free videos!

[@ern222]

@@SchoandJo I understand. Seems like it has gotten worse. Last video had two ads every couple of minutes. Still love you guys.

[@Solarthestar]

wait- what- WE HAVE THE HIGHEST HYDRAULIC LIFT LOCK IN THE WORLD-

[@Alcochaser]

Its all fun and games until you get to the boat train.

[@Deplorable0698]

Can't beat that view!! Been up and down many times in my little 14 fishing boat

[@SchoandJo]

Totally agree!

[@davelawrence6777]

Watch todays no regrets lifestye it pretains to your valves, valve adjustments and oil flow

[@gregoryhofer1192]

This is not the tallest lift lock in the world. The Strépy-Thieu, Belgium (112 m), the Scharnebeck, Lüneburg, Germany (38 m) and the Falkirk Wheel, Scotland, United Kingdom (35 m) are all larger. It's the largest in North America.

[@SchoandJo]

It’s the tallest hydraulic lift lock, not the tallest lift lock.

[@martinkok5123]

That's not the deepest lift lock in the world . InBelgium there's one That is 73 meter or about 230 ft deep and in China they finished one that is 115 meters or 350 ft.

[@SchoandJo]

It is the highest hydraulic lift lock in the world: www.pc.gc.ca/apps/dfhd/page_nhs_eng.aspx?id=486

[@martinkok5123]

@@SchoandJo sorry , you're right

[@ejdees]

The Belgium lift works with a chamber and counter balance. It bypasses four older hydraulic lift locks. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Str%C3%A9py-Thieu_boat_lift. We did once take a tour of the older lifts and they were building the new one at the time. I really enjoy your videos and this one is very special.

[@JohnHoogstraatewindow-plaza]

The HIGHEST Hydraulic LIFT LOCK in the WORLD : nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scheepslift_van_Str%C3%A9py-Thieu

[@SchoandJo]

This lock is taller than any one of the four elevators encompassing that lock 😁

[@JohnHoogstraatewindow-plaza]

@@SchoandJo nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scheepslift_van_Str%C3%A9py-Thieu#/media/Bestand:Str%C3%A9py-Bracquegnies_JPG03.jpg , 73 meters HIGH

[@SchoandJo]

One lift of the Peterborough Lift lock is roughly 20m high, which is higher than any of the individual lifts of that lock. I presume that's the distinction that the Parks Canada is using parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/on/trentsevern/visit/posteeclusage-lockstation/ecluse-lock-21-ascenseur-liftlock-peterborough

[@JohnHoogstraatewindow-plaza]

@@SchoandJo its your youtube clickbait

[@SchoandJo]

It's not click bait if it we got it from the government Parks Canada website 😂 I think I've explained enough about why they consider it the tallest 👋

[@marcobader6924]

Niederfinow is 36 meters don’t fall or these Canadians

[@SchoandJo]

That looks like a cool lock! I don't see anywhere that it's a hydraulic lift lock though, so this is still the highest hydraulic lift lock 😁

[@northlander4370]

love it when Americans say "EH" ....always in the wrong context ! , also it is pronounced OH -TAWN-A_BEE river

[@SchoandJo]

🤙

[@MrSkeeter18]

When are you guys going to refinish the wood on that boat. It looks terrible inside and outside.

[@SchoandJo]

It looks fine to us - we are letting it grey as we have more important things we're doing... Like the looping with full-time jobs.

[@Clintsrandomvids]

The Lock 19 I have got a lot of weight fish there that is a great upload thank you we love you in Peterborough Ontario Canada😂😘😘🇨🇦😘🤩🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@johncarlson610]

largest lift lock in the world is in China Three Gorges Dam. fyi.

[@SchoandJo]

Cool! It was fun going to the highest hydraulic lift here, maybe eventually we'll go to other tallest locks 😁