although hudson anticipated that the trip would take less than a month, it took 56 days. most of the journey was by water, and ice on the niagara river, inclement weather and ice on lake erie, and unnavigable portions of the cuyahoga river contributed to the travelers' slow progress. although ice on lake erie and the buffalo river near niagara falls destroyed one boat, the group reached cleaveland (present-day cleveland, ohio) on june 9, 1799. after purchasing more supplies, they set off down the cuyahoga river. although hudson believed that the river could carry their boats as far south as required, they only reached present-day northfield on june 20. when the settlers arrived in the vicinity of their parcel they had difficulty locating its four boundary markers, finding the southwest marker in late june. only one of the two groups herding cattle overland reached the settlement.