A three week Canoe trip using the voyageur and fur trade route starting in Sault Ste. Marie and finishing in Ottawa.
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Portaging in Ottawa/Gatineau
Our last day arriving in Ottawa involved a few more portages. Here we are along one of the Gatineau bike trails. The video shows how "Place de la Portage" has developped from Voyageur times.....
A section of a map of the fur trade route followed by Rene Menard in the late 1600's. The "Journey of Citizenship" started in Sault Ste Marie on August 24/07 and has a planned completion date of September 12/07 in Ottawa.
.....and the journey has begun
Ben demonstrates a potential new Olympic sport....Canooling
Ben: Having grown up in the Middle East and India, Ben first arrived in Canada in 1999 as a student. He returned as a landed immigrant in 2003 and now works for the government as a scientist. He feels that to truely achieve his citizenship, he should earn it through a unique sacrifice. Upon hearing about the historic canoe routes that passed through his own Northern Ontario city (Sault Ste. Marie), he was committed to completing the trip as part of his "Journey of Citizenship".
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Ross: Is a native of Sault Ste. Marie and has always been involved in the outdoors. Having worked previously as an interpretive guide at various national historic sites, he developped a keen interest in Canadian history. Along with travelling, he currently enjoys leading educational trips for students covering mainly Ontario and Quebec.
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