Miss Bainbridge’s Summer Adventure

By Debbie Mumford

Miss Clarissa Bainbridge is off on her first solo adventure: a journey down the newly constructed Erie Canal to see the wonders of Niagara Falls! But she finds more than she bargained for in the close quarters of the canal packet boat. Will she be up to the challenge?

• Language: English
• Publisher: WDM Publishing
• Release date: Jul 24, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201403133

Debbie Mumford

Debbie Mumford specializes in speculative fiction—fantasy, paranormal romance, and science fiction. Author of the popular Sorcha’s Children series, Debbie loves the unknown, whether it’s the lure of space or earthbound mythology. Her work has been published in multiple volumes of Fiction River, as well as in Heart’s Kiss Magazine, Spinetingler Magazine, and other popular markets. She writes about dragon-shifters, time-traveling lovers, and ghostly detectives for adults as Debbie Mumford and contemporary fantasy for tweens and young adults as Deb Logan.

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Miss Bainbridge’s Summer Adventure

Miss Bainbridge’s Summer Adventure

Debbie Mumford

WDM Publishing

Contents

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

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Chapter One

Miss Clarissa Bainbridge clutched her parasol and surveyed the packet boat that would carry her along the newly constructed Erie Canal from her home in Albany, New York to Buffalo, on the shores of Lake Erie. To think that she would view the glory of Niagara Falls in less than a week! The very thought caused her heart to race and her face to heat. To calm herself, she drew a deep breath and concentrated on the details of the boat before her.

The packet tied to the dock was long and narrow. The hull was painted bright red, and a long white cabin with a row of windows took up most of its deck. Red Venetian blinds covered the windows, adding to its gay appearance. The top of the boat was also a deck, very slightly rounded to allow rain to shed, and surrounded by a low iron railing. Already the packet’s crew was stacking passengers’ baggage in neat rows on that upper deck. At the bow and stern of the main deck were much smaller spaces, only a few feet above the muddy water of the Erie Canal. The captain and the helmsman would command the small deck at the stern as they manned the tiller. The forward deck, as well as the upper,