. The picturesque Rideau route ... through the most charming scenery in America. ROBABLY no trip is attracting more of the attention of tourists justnow than that between Kingston and Ottawa via the Rideau,a distance of 126>£ miles. The Rideau is not an ordinary is a waterway between the two cities mentioned, made by con-necting a large number of the most beautiful lakes on the Con-tinent. The actual canal is comparatively short, while the lakes afford delight-ful sails and scenery and invigorating air. The Canal was constructed by the British Government as a military work,at a cos
. The picturesque Rideau route ... through the most charming scenery in America. ROBABLY no trip is attracting more of the attention of tourists justnow than that between Kingston and Ottawa via the Rideau,a distance of 126>£ miles. The Rideau is not an ordinary is a waterway between the two cities mentioned, made by con-necting a large number of the most beautiful lakes on the Con-tinent. The actual canal is comparatively short, while the lakes afford delight-ful sails and scenery and invigorating air. The Canal was constructed by the British Government as a military work,at a cost of five million dollars, as far back as 1830. If, in the time of war, thenavigation of the St. Lawrence were interrupted, this canal, in conjunction withthe Ottawa River, would furnish direct communication between Montreal and thegreat lakes. Although the first locks of the Canal are six miles distant, Kingston, at the foot. Kingston Mills Locks from below. The Picturesque Rideau Route.
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