The Murray Canal is a very convenient stretch of water. It is a little over 8 kilometers in length and connects the Bay of Quinte to Lake Ontario, running from Brighton to Carrying Place, just a five minute drive south of Trenton. Boats can get to the Bay of Quinte without using this canal, but it will take a lot longer from the east side because they will have to go all the way around Prince Edward County which juts into Lake Ontario like the middle finger of that guy in the pick up truck who just passed you because he thought you were driving too slow and didn't like your attempts to hinder his pulling out in front. Yeah, something like that. Anyhow, the canal was built in 1882, and like most things around here, originally had a greater commercial value which has now been replaced wit... 07/19/2012