Ontario Waterway Cruise
with the
Kawartha Voyageur
on the
Trent - Severn Waterway
Courtesy of ©Ontario Waterway Cruises, Inc.
Their Web Page
Home base is Peterborough, Ontario
building on George Street of Peterborough
The cruise starts at Big Chute
Big Chute marine railway
proceed up the river through locks
approaching a lock
(waiting for vessel to exit lock before entering)
leaving the lock
passing railroad swing bridges
tended by men high in the structure
at end of Day 1, arriving in Orillia
flower boxes line the streets in Orillia
Day 2, through the manually operated locks
working the lock by hand
Photos of Manually Operated Locks
to Kirkfield
a gap in the water? No a Liftlock
More Photos of Kirkfield Liftlock
Day 3, on to Bobcaygeon
some low bridges required the
wheelhouse to be lowered
(Captain John seen with head through the roof opening)
welcomed to Rosedale by "Bundy"
"Kawartha Voyageur" docked in Bobcaygeon
Day 4, on to Lakefield
large "wild life" at Buckhorn
past pasture land
town of Lakefield at sundown
dam providing the canal water levels
Peterborough Liftlock
More Photos of Peterborough Liftlock
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