I am looking for info on the "Holland like" canal that cuts through lower Ontaio off Lake St Clair to Lake Huron ? That is/was open to recreational boaters. I saw an article in a Lake Cruising magazie some time ago and hoped to follow the canal. Any ifo would be apprecaited.
info request on teh "lost canal" off LSC
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Hmm the only thing that comes to mind is the Trent Severn, but it doesn't connect to LSC, just Georgian Bay to Ontario. I wouldn't consider it to be "lost" so probably not the one you are looking for.
Trent Severn
I am sure someone here has some info...
Trent Severn
I am sure someone here has some info...
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I'd have to assume you mean the Trent-Severn waterway. It connects lower Georgian Bay with Lake Ontario via a series of canals and lakes. There's lots of info on this system on-line.. do a lil' searching.
The only "lost" canal I'm aware of is the Clinton-Kalamazoo canal, which was intended to connect lake St Clair to Lake Michigan in the 1800's. It never extended much further than Rochester from Lake St Clair and was never more than a barge canal with a towpath. When the state ran out of money to pay the workers, the canal met it's demise and in some places was destroyed by the workers themselves. Small sections are preserved in the Rochester area near Yates Cider Mill.
The only "lost" canal I'm aware of is the Clinton-Kalamazoo canal, which was intended to connect lake St Clair to Lake Michigan in the 1800's. It never extended much further than Rochester from Lake St Clair and was never more than a barge canal with a towpath. When the state ran out of money to pay the workers, the canal met it's demise and in some places was destroyed by the workers themselves. Small sections are preserved in the Rochester area near Yates Cider Mill.
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