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As the map at the link at left shows, we headed west from the boat launch across the open channel to the opening on the opposite shore that starts the marked canoe trail. The trail is marked with small numbered signs, but you'll want to keep the map handy to stay on track. There are many canals in the Shipyard Island area that were dug long ago for mosquito control.
The route starts to the south and winds through a variety of types of vegetation and uplands like the ones shown at left.
You may have to get out and pull your boat over some shallow areas, especially at low tide. But these areas are short.
And we also saw numerous, tiny fiddler crabs pictured above. Fiddler crabs have that name because one claw is much larger than the other, resembling a fiddle and a bow.
At the north end of the trail, we continued beyond the marked trail to have lunch at the Shipyard Campsite where there are a couple of picnic tables.