Note the "boom" in the photo's below. I was out in my aluminum boat on Sunday morning (that's another story). Only after a closer inspection did I realize that these were not just something floating on the surface. It is actually it is a huge 'blanket' of felt that is suspended at the surface by the floats, and it extends under water to the bottom. It is resting on the bottom and weighted down by chain. If you are down there sometime, you might notice the water is murkier on the inside of the boom, versus the river itself. So that it why it is called a 'Silt Boom'
By the way, it was beautiful down there Sunday morning. It was -1 Celsius when I left the house at 7:30 AM, and the wind was calm. The water was cold but it is interesting to remember four years ago Odette, Ryan and I were skating on 12 inches or more of ice out here on Dec 25th!
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