In winter, the Ottawa part of the canal is lowered to create the longest skating rink in the world. Boat Traffic: Every year, 90, boats pass through its locks. Government of Canada. Historic Sites and Monuments Act. National Historic Site of Canada. Burritts Rapids Lockstation, Bridgehouse. The house is a…. Lower Brewers Defensible Lockmaster's House. It is a two-storey, cube-shaped building with….
Defensible Lockmaster's House. Store House. The Store House is a…. Of solid appearance, it is an imposing, defensive structure with an…. Lockmaster's House. It is a two-storey pyramidal-roofed structure, square in plan, with…. Patterson Creek Pavilion. More than four dozen dams were required to control the water levels, and the meter ascent to the summit between Ottawa and Lake Ontario meant that boats had to pass through numerous locks.
The Parliament of Canada and the Rideau Canal. Although steamers plied the canal for more than a hundred years, the waterway never came to have any major economic significance.
Today, with its 24 operational locks, the canal is used mainly by pleasure boats and for tourism. The staircase of eight locks on Parliament Hill is certainly highly photogenic, and Ottawa's first stone building was on a site next to the canal. The Rideau's canal banks also provide space for all kinds of popular activities for Ottawa locals and tourists alike, from skating in winter to waterfront walks in summer.
Other attractions along the Jones Falls Locks include a lockmaster's house built in , the Blacksmith's shop built in , and Hotel Kenney, one of the oldest hotels in the area built in Eight locks at the north end of the Rideau Canal, near the entrance to the Ottawa River, were completely overhauled some years ago. Known as the Ottawa Locks, the area has an interpretive trail running alongside the canal. To help you make the most of your visit to what is one of Canada's most important man-made wonders, be sure to take a look at our list of the top things to do on and around the Rideau Canal.
Note: Some businesses may be temporarily closed due to recent global health and safety issues. Canal cruise boats on the Rideau Canal. A favorite means of exploring this magnificent feat of engineering is aboard an organized guided Rideau Canal cruise.
The best of these come with an informative live commentary to ensure you don't miss a thing when it comes to learning about the canal's amazing history. These 1. After the end of the war, the British colony of Upper Canada feared that the US would try to invade and sabotage their supply routes, so they invested in plenty of precautions—like Fort Henry and the Rideau Canal.
Supervised by British Royal Engineer, John By, construction on the challenging kilometre-long canal began in It was carried out by thousands of Irish, French-Canadian and Algonquin labourers, who had to brave the unforgiving wilderness to dig out kilometres of the canal by hand. Though only a few died in accidents—a rarity for the time—many died from malaria. There is a Celtic cross at the Ottawa Locks commemorating those who lost their lives. Upon completion of the Rideau Canal in , By was sent back to London and forcibly retired as punishment for running over budget.
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