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A view of the Rideau Canal Museum and Woods Mill in the summer season


Museum at Night
A view of the Rideau Canal Museum and Woods Mill lit up during the winter season


Canal Staff   Colonel By and Durham Boat
Canal staff crank a hand winch, known as a crab, to open the lock gates for boats at one of the 24 lockstations on the canal   One of the Parks Canada staff dressed as Lt. Colonel John By standing beside the bow of the durham boat in the museum's main, newly renovated, foyer


Old Smiths Falls Combined Lock
The old Combined Locks at Smiths Falls allows visitors to see the details of a Rideau lock. These locks were abandoned in 1973-74 when a new combined lock was built to accommodate the new fixed level bridge.




Rideau Canal Museum
34 Beckwith St. S.
Smiths Falls, ON K7A 2A8
Tel: 613-284-0505
email:rcmchin@superaje.com

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