After a leisure afternoon relaxing in the breeze at a bird sanctuary campsite on the banks of the St. Lawrence River, the following day was spent nearby exploring Upper Canada Village located 7 miles east of Morrisburg. This recreated town is made up of 40 authentic pre-Confederation (1867) buildings, relocated from the surrounding area to save them from flooding during the construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway project in the 1950s. The historical site is a colorful reminder of Ontario’s social history. There are primitive structures of early days to fine houses in brick and stone.
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| Actors outside Cook's Tav |
Costume villagers work the 1860’s village with its blacksmith forge and sawmill while a tinsmith, shoemaker, baker, broommaker, cheese maker and cabinet maker employ their skills.
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| Travelling Tilton Singer |
A school house, two churches, printing press shop, a general store, a woolen mill, three farms, and a tavern are all part of the village life. It was comparable to spending a day at Colonial Williamsburg.
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| Hay wagon passing by old Christ Church |
We celebrated our 27th anniversary in gorgeous weather here at the village on the bank of the St. Lawrence River.
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| Horse tows scow down canal with a rope at the village |
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| Boatman blows horn as he boards the boat to long pole turn it |
A canal ride on a scow pulled by a horse with a tow line down stream was idyllic.
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| At the end of the afternoon a horse drawn wagon pulled us through the streets of Upper Canada Village wrapping up another wonderful day of adventure. |
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| Time to soak our feet with Yukon at the end of a day in the St. Lawrence River at our campsite |
