Big Chute Marine Railway, ON

Big Chute Marine Railway, ON

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September 24th 2011
This was one of the coolest things we have seen so far. The boat lift was constructed to move vessels over land (a climb of about 60 vertical feet) from one lake to another, along the Trent-Severn waterway. The first was built in the early 1900's, but later rebuilt in 1979 to accommodate larger vessels and handle a busier schedule. Boats are loaded into a sort of cradle, moved up a train tr ... read more

North America » Canada » Ontario » Orillia

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A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the sou... ... read more