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Greg Durocher and Dennis O'Neil prepare the line that will lift the muzzle of the cannon from deep within the layer of silt.
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Dennis and Greg prepare lift harness for connection to winchline.
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Dennis waiting for Greg to attach the liftline to the cannon.
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Dennis O'Neil in the silt of Valcour Bay
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Greg Durocher rising from the silt above the cannon.
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A mushroom cloud of silt rises from the bottom when disturbed.
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Greg Durocher brushes silt off his suit.
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Dennis O'Neil rising from the silt above the cannon.
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Dennis O'Neil begins winching the cannon out of the silt on the lake bottom.
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First vertical movement of the cannon in nearly 225 years!
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Dennis inspects the cannon as it rises from the bottom.
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Dennis rubs the silt from the barrel, the gun is in excellent condition.
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Closeup of the muzzle of the cannon.
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The business end of the cannon. The bore is packed with clay.
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Dennis moves a pallet platform under the cannon
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The platform will keep the cannon above the silt.
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Greg Durocher prepares a second line to move the gun into a horizontal position.
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Dennis O'Neil steadies the cannon for further winching.
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Winching the second line- the cannon is now horizontal.
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Greg Durocher rises from the bottom after postioning the cannon on the pallet.
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Greg looks up from the bottom and gives Roger the OK.
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The gun is lowered to the pallet.
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The gun is in position as Roger Harwood lowers the winch.
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Roger Harwood releases the winch and lowers the cannon onto its new resting place.
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