Rideau Canal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
20th of August 2011, day 97
Late morning we packed a lunch, the left over bread from yesterday and some cheese.
On Hwy 32 and 15 we drove from Gananoque toward Smith Falls. There we looked for the Rideau Canal National Historic Site of Canada. Hard to find, but we did find it with the help of the people at the Rideau Canal Museum.
Liz in Smith Falls |
A boat going through one of many locks. |
Lieutenant Colonel John By was in charge. It was a monumental engineering task. In 7 years he had the canal built. A total of 202 km long, with 47 locks to overcome the heights of the terrain.
Another section of the Rideau Canal. |
Ontario Government has very good incentives for solar power. You see lots of solar panels all over. |
Smith Falls is a pretty little town. We enjoyed our walk about and the boating scenery along the canal. See http://www.smithsfalls.ca/ for more info on Smith Falls.
On our way home over Hwy 21 through Murphy Point Park ( http://www.ontarioparks.com/park/murphyspoint ) we ran into another very heavy thunderstorm.
A storm is brewing |
Nice to be back in our "pull shack" |
The rain is coming down in buckets |
For more pictures from this part of the trip, check out our web album.
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