Another place that we revisit this year is Upper Canada Village situated on the banks of the mighty St. Lawrence river near the town of Morrisburg Ontario.
The buildings and equipment was salvaged from the flooded countryside and moved to this site in the late 1950's, when the river level was raised 14 feet to create the St Lawrence Seaway. Now ocean shipping traffic is able to go all the way to Chicago and bypass the ports of Atlantic Canada.
The buildings and equipment was salvaged from the flooded countryside and moved to this site in the late 1950's, when the river level was raised 14 feet to create the St Lawrence Seaway. Now ocean shipping traffic is able to go all the way to Chicago and bypass the ports of Atlantic Canada.
The sight and sound of a water powered working sawmill
Sheep wool waiting to be carded and spun into yarn at the woollen Factory
Buck board waggon
Horse drawn scow on the carnal system which extends all the way to Kingston and Ottawa
Signal Tower: there was a series of them strung out along the seaway, a communication system using flags to communicate enemy movements.
19 year old mare Helen is perfectably capable of moving the fully loaded 38 thousand pound scow
The Summer Kitchen where food and preserves
are prepared up to the end of the harvest season
Making Hay the old fashion way: 5 sheaves make 1 stook
Cook's Tavern
Tenant Farm: rented from owner for 1/3 of the farm's yearly production
Hundreds of large carp hang out under the bridge at the entrance of the village looking for a hand out from the visitors
