Smiths Falls
by Paul Smith The Rideau Canal includes several very different sections – most of which can only be described as idyllic. For every section, there must be a transition, and …
by Paul Smith The Rideau Canal includes several very different sections – most of which can only be described as idyllic. For every section, there must be a transition, and …
by Peter Huber After departing Dow’s Lake, Lois made up along the canal wall at the Hartwell Lock, the beginning of our transit of canals, lakes, and waterways that will …
At Lachine, the crew had a couple of days off and then, in the next three days, welcomed aboard nearly 1,000 visitors. These Canadian citizens were glad to trade views …
Our travels in 2012 would include a trip through the legendary Rideau Canal, formally designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007. Since our Lois McClure outreach program began, …
by Jean Belisle It is a beautiful Saturday and we are leaving our dock at Carillon. We anticipate a nice transit. We are heading for La Petite-Nation, the kingdom of …
by Jeff Hindes From the time that I was a child, I have admired the family heirloom silver medal bearing the likeness of Queen Victoria. The bar on the red …
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Carillon, and Chateauguay Read More »
by Art Cohn Montreal is an island and historically the point at which travelers moving up the St. Lawrence River had to circumnavigate the rapids, which barred their passage west. …
The Lachine Canal: Montreal’s Answer to the Rapids Read More »
by Roger Taylor We celebrated the 4th of July quietly in Canada by dropping down the Richelieu River a few miles from Beloeil to St. Denis in the morning and …
by Doug Riley It’s 9 pm. In the wheelhouse of the C.L. Churchill, it’s quiet for now. The museum’s tugboat is tied alongside a massive steel-sided pier at the west …
by Isaac Parker As the Lois McClure travels the interconnected waterways of the northeast, it is not very often that the crew encounters a sailing vessel of significantly greater size. …