As pleasant as the Starved Rock Marina was, the Starved Rock Lock and Dam was just the opposite experience....the approach should have been a clue. A working barge and crane that everyone had said was on the down side was really one the up side. When we tried to call as instructed, no one responded... then the lock master announced that he was already locking a barge up that was too big to fit in one trip. They were in the process of breaking it apart for the first pass...they'd pull those barges out, then we could ride down and maneuver around the waiting barge and tow. It's be at least an hour...Oh, Joy!!!!