The Morrisburg Dairy Mural

In Morrisburg, Ontario, The Morrisburg Dairy Mural occupies the wall of a building on the west side of Dairy Road between Main Street and 5th Street East.

Artists: Ann & Ross Gervais

DUNDAS MURALS

THE MORRISBUG DAIRY

owned by Les and Hank Presley, famous for dairy products but especially for the many flavours of homemade ice cream, was an important part of rural life in South Dundas in the 1950's and 60's. On a hot day you could meet your friends while waiting for your favourite cone, two scoops for a nickel.

PLAQUES FUNDED BY THE ONTARIO TRILLIUM FOUNDATION

More Veterans Benches

On July 19, 2018 I had published a post on this blog site titled, Veterans Benches. In that post I said that I had found two of the three veterans benches on Sawmill Creek Pathway. Recently when I went to photograph the Airport Parkway Pedestrian Bridge, I discovered a third veterans bench, and thought that now I had all three. Then when I crossed the bridge I found a fourth one.

The benches stand on the side of the pathways approaching the footbridge on both sides of the Airport Parkway.

This is the Veterans Bench on the east side of the Airport Parkway.

With gratitude to our veterans
for making Canada the best country in the world.

En reconnaissance de nos vététrans
qui font Canada le meilleur pays au monde.

Maria McRae
City Councillor, River Ward
Conseillère, quartier Rivière
2003-2014

This is the Veterans Bench on the west side of the Airport Parkway.

With gratitude to our veterans
for making Canada the best country in the world.

En reconnaissance de nos vététrans
qui font Canada le meilleur pays au monde.

Maria McRae
City Councillor, River Ward
Conseillère, quartier Rivière
2003-2014

Rideau Canal Visitor Centre

The Rideau Canal Visitor Centre in Smiths Falls occupies the west side of Beckwith Street south of Chambers Street and a short distance north of the Rideau Canal.

Parks Canada
Rideau Canal
National Historic Site of Canada

Headquarters
Visitor Centre

Parcs Canada
Canal-Rideau
Lieu historique national du Canada

Bureau central
Centre d'accueil

When I visited the Rideau Canal Visitor Centre, I entered through these doors. I then photographed the main floor exhibits. After that I rode the elevator to the top floor and made my way down on the stairs. After that I did a walk around outside the building. The photographs here are in the order I took them.

On the top floor I climbed two flights of steep stairs inside the observation tower on the top of the building. I took the outdoor pictures from inside that tower. You will see some reflection from the glass. I did my best to minimized it.

These two pictures show a scale model of the Jones Falls Lockstation, the 21st lockstation in the Rideau Canal system.

This is a scale model of Rideau King. Originally built in 1893 and named James Swift. In 1901 after tying up for the night in Ottawa James Swift caught fire leaving only the hull and a portion of the deck intact, while it's machinery suffered minimal damage. The boat was rebuilt, enlarged and renamed, Rideau King. By 1916 Rideau King had become structurally unsound and her boiler and engine needed complete replacement. The boat was sold for scrap and partially demolished with its remains left to rot in a lagoon near Garden Island, south of Kingston.

Information about Rideau King is from Steamboating on the Rideau Canal by Mike Nelles.

This shows the lookout tower above the top floor Rideau Canal exhibits. The view from the tower is well worth the steep climb to get there.

The Rideau River flows north of the visitor centre.