Port Elmsley Public School

The Port Elmsley Public School, a heritage structure, stands at the northeast corner of Lanark County Road 43 and Station Road, in Port Elmsley, Ontario.

The Port Elmsley Public School (School Section No. 3), also known as Margaret Wicklum House, was built in 1873 by Robert Elliott of Perth using sandstone quarried near Westport. The school closed in 1967. In 1987, the interior was renovated by Margaret Wicklum to provide apartments. The School has been recognized for its heritage value by the Township of North Elmsley, By-law 89-24 on July 4, 1989. For more information on the structure see the page about it on Canada's Historic Places.

Sergeant Major Arthur Herbert Lindsay Richardson Plaque

Inside Beechwood Cemetery in Ottawa, the plaque memorializing Sergeant Major Arthur Herbert Lindsay Richardson stands to the southwest of the focal entrance way structure of the RCMP Cemetery.

S/M Arthur Herbert Lindsay Richardson
Reg. No. 3058 North West Mounted Police

July 5, 1900 as a member of the Lord Strathcona's Horse (Royal Canadians) was awarded the Victoria Cross for Valour at Wolve Spruit, South Africa - South African War

S.-m. Arthur Herbert Lindsay Richardson
No. de mat. 3058 Police à cheval du Nord-Ouest

Le 5 juiillet 1900, en tant que membre du regiment Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians), a reçu la Croix de Victoria pour bravoure à Wolve Spruit en Afrique du Sud – guerre d’Afrique du Sud

Dianna Memorial Tree

The tree planted in remembrance of Dianna stands on the north side of the Rideau Canal at Poonamalie Lockstation, south west of Poonamalie's defensible lockmaster's house.

RED MAPLE
ÉRABLE ROUGE
DONATED BY/DONNÉ PAR
BILL
FOR/POUR
DIANNA

Upper Beveridges Lockstation

Upper Beveridges Lockstation occupies a location on the Tay Canal north of Port Elmsley Road and about a half a kilometre northwest of Lower Beveridges Lockstation. Access to Upper Beveridges by car is normally closed. One may park at Lower Beveridges and walk to the site.

The Tay Canal
The Age of Recreation

The opening of the second Tay Canal ushered in a new era when the ladies and gentlemen sought rejuvenating yet cultured adventures in the great outdoors. Boating became the ideal pursuit for Perth residents and the canal a perfect connection to the Rideau Lakes.

Special excursions aboard luxury steamers became popular as soon as the Tay Canal officially opened in 1890. Over the next ten years small dual-purpose steamers gradually took over the excursion business. Eventually, private pleasure craft wer the most common boats on the Tay as Perth residents piloted their canoes, sailboats, skiffs, steam yachts and gas launches down to the Rideau Lakes. The boating boom on the Tay subsided in the 1930's when automobiles relegated the canal to a "backseat" position.

Today, boaters have rediscovered the Tay Canal... a leisurely cruise "up the avenue" makes a pleasant day trip.

Le canal Tay
L'ere des loisirs

L'inauguration du deuxième canal Tay marqua le début d’une nouvelle époque : ces dames et ces messieurs avaient soif de grand air et d’expériences revivifiantes, mais civilisées. Les randonées en bateau devinrent le loisir favori des residents de Perth et le canal, le moyen parfait d’atteindre les lacs Rideau.

Dès l’inauguration officielle du canal Tay en 1890, les excursions spéciales à bord de vapeurs de luxe devinrent populaires. Au cours de la décennie qui suivit, de petits vapeurs polyvalents s’emparèrent graduellement du marché des excursions. Les embarcations de plaisance privées finirent paar devein les plus répandues sur le Tay : les gens de Perth se rendaient jusqu’aux lacs Rideau dans leurs canots, leurs voiliers, leurs chaloupes, leurs yachts à vapeur et leurs bateaux à moteur. Cette vogue finit par se calmer dans les années 1930, l’automobile reléguant le canal au second rang.

Les plaisanciers mondernes ont redécouvert le canal Tay… Une Randonnée paisible sur “l’avenue” remplit agréablement une journée.