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A colorful cabin perched on
the shore of a lake in Killarney
Provincial Park

original officers’ quarters. The first Welland Canal was a La Cloche Mountains, known
Two replica schooners, HMS crude affair, but subsequent for their striking white
Tecumseth and HMS Bee, are improvements have created quartzite ridges. This magni-
moored at the King’s Wharf. today’s version, which has ficent scenery has inspired
The below-decks area of the eight giant locks adjusting the many artists, particularly
former is furnished as per the water level by no less than members of the Group of
ship’s 1815 log. The remains of 324 feet (99 m). A remarkable Seven (p54), one of whom –
its original hull are on display feat of engineer ing, the canal Franklin Carmichael – saw
in the HMS Tecumseth Centre. is capable of accommodating the park as Ontario’s most
the largest of ships. You “challenging and gratifying
can drive alongside the landscape.” The park’s 60-mile
39 northerly half of the canal, on (100-km) La Cloche Silhouette
Government Road from Lake
Trail takes between a week
Welland Canal Ontario to Thorold, where and ten days to complete and
seven of the eight locks are attracts many serious hikers
# Daily n 1932 Welland
Canals Parkway, situated. The viewing platform for its stunning views of the
St. Catharines; www. at the Welland Canals Centre mountains and of Georgian
wellandcanal.com at Lock No. 3 in St. Catharines Bay. Canoeists, meanwhile,
provides a great vantage can paddle on the park’s
Welland Canal was built to point and has an information many lakes and rivers by
solve the problem of Niagara center detailing the canal’s following a network of well-
Falls. The Falls presented history. Ships sail the canal marked canoe routes.
an obstacle that made it from April to December.
impossible for boats to
pass between lakes Ontario INSIDER TIP
and Erie. Goods had to be Setting
unloaded on one side of the 40 " Up Camp
Falls and then carted to the Killarney For staying overnight in
other, a time-consuming and Provincial Park Killarney, there are great
expensive process. To solve § (705) 287 2900 yurts at the George
the problem, local entre- £ Sudbury # Daily Lake Campground (960
preneurs dug a canal across Highway #637). For
the 28-mile (45-km) isthmus Killarney Provincial Park is a dinner, head into town
separating the lakes early in beautiful tract of wilderness for excellent fish ‘n’ chips
the 19th century, choosing with crystal-blue lakes, pine at Herbert Fisheries
a route to the west of the and hardwood forests, boggy (21 Channel St).
Niagara River. lowlands, and the spectacular
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