We are now in Montreal (nope, gone now. Anchored in the St. Lawrence. I am sooo slow to post!) so we have officially completed what they call the “Mini Triangle”. You can easily see the triangle on this map of our route. Zoom in around New York and Canada and it will be clearer what the mini triangle is. What we are doing now? the Down East Loop. However, we’ve not going to talk about loops. Lets talk about Upper Canada Village, two days back up river (well, many more than that by now!) near Crysler Park, after the Iroquois Lock (the 1st Big Boy Lock) but before all the others.
Upper Canada Village
Upper Canada Village is a living museum, but none quite like I’d seen before. It takes place in 1860’s Canada on the St. Lawrence. Why they call it Upper Canada is beyond me as it is southern Canada as far as I can tell. [Update: a local from Montreal told me it is upper because it is in the upper St. Lawrence. Ok. ] When waters began filling lakes as the St. Lawrence Seaway was created in the late 1950’s towns were flooded. Save the old buildings and talk about life when the villages existed.
Gardens
Weaving
Each building has folks in period costume doing and telling us about their specific jobs and life. Let me just show you some of the village via pictures.
The Lumber Mill
The lumber mill was perhaps our favorite. We had a nice chat with this guy too.
The lumber mill from below. the cutting is a down force cut. Note the bag for collecting saw dust. The floors are about 2 inch thick logs with no substructure.
Broom Making
Printing
Dairy
The also had a cheese making station but noting was happening there today. Bummer.
A rather interesting place which provided a good sense for what life threw at people in this area in 1860.
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Upper Canada Village — 5 Comments
This sounds like a fascinating place to visit! Thanks for sharing!
It was quite interesting. You could easily get there with your trailer. And, there is a campground near!
I need to read about the creation and impact of St. Lawrence Seaway … something I know nothing about. And a ? … just how long does it take to saw a plank off one of those logs!?
Don’t remember how long, but maybe a couple of hours to saw a chunk off.
There is so much history out there. An infinite number of things to see, experience and learn.
I agree with Julia, I need to learn about the St. Lawrence Saeway. Interesting museum. Thank you for sharing.
This sounds like a fascinating place to visit! Thanks for sharing!
It was quite interesting. You could easily get there with your trailer. And, there is a campground near!
I need to read about the creation and impact of St. Lawrence Seaway … something I know nothing about. And a ? … just how long does it take to saw a plank off one of those logs!?
Don’t remember how long, but maybe a couple of hours to saw a chunk off.
There is so much history out there. An infinite number of things to see, experience and learn.
I agree with Julia, I need to learn about the St. Lawrence Saeway. Interesting museum. Thank you for sharing.