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Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Find the Lost Villages flooded by the Seaway (Ottawa Citizen)

From The Ottawa Citizen:

By Janice Kennedy, The Ottawa Citizen

Fifty years ago this summer, the St. Lawrence Seaway officially opened. It also flooded six villages and three hamlets forcing 6,500 to leave their homes...Today the lost villages are at the bottom of a picturesque lake dotted with island reminders of the lands underneath...You can go by car, giving yourself a fleeting and insulated look at attractive vistas. Or you can cycle the parkway, since it has generous bike space and is, in fact, part of the 650-kilometre Waterfront Trail along Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence.

http://www.montrealgazette.com/travel/Find+Lost+Villages+flooded+Seaway/1893153/story.html

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