Pictures From the Woods
Lower Locks - Jones Falls
Posted by Bill Ault (GBA, Canada) on 11 October 2008 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.
The lower locks at Jones Falls on the Rideau Canal - designated by the UN as a World Heritage Site.
Comments (1)
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
That's a nice place, I like that. Are these locks used much...? I'm guessing a canal leads away from the lake.
11 Oct 2008 12:41pm
@Observing: They are very busy - the canal connects Kingston (Lake Ontario) and Ottawa - the capital (the Ottawa River) all pleasure craft these days of course but in its day it was a major trade link between the two cities. Kingston originally served as Canada's capital in pre-confederation times...
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