We crossed over the bridge into Canada and
went to the Upper Canada Heritage Village.
It was threatening rain; but, we went anyway.
The Village was an actual working town from 1866.
When they built the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1958,
they moved many historic buildings here and made
the village.
It started to pour and never let up -hence no pictures.
The Saw Mill, Woolen Mill and Grist Mill were all
powered by water from the St. Lawrence River back
then.Today the water is pumped in from a mill pond.
It was fascinating to watch the processes.
Some of the other buildings: A broom maker, chapel,
blacksmith, print shop, cheese factory, working farm
with live animals, school, dressmaker, various homes,
tavern, tin smith, shoemaker, church, weaver, and bakery.
And horse drawn wagons and carriages.
The most interest aspect is, each building had someone
actually doing the trade.
Did you know they color cheddar cheese, orange?
To identify cheddar cheese made in North America!
Cheddar Cheese is normally white.
Fun to chase...eh
Piglets on the loose
B's favorite..animals..They came running with his Baa...
I found the working saw mill ..parts from 1847..
the most interesting-- Cutting straighter and smoother
than circular blades today and all water driven!
After the Village we drove to Montreal--still raining
Old part of Montreal
Didn't have a clue where we were going-just driving
Busy, busy place--lots of people and cars even in the rain
Pedestrian only street
They have construction on their paths too!
Heading back
We really were in a foreign country ..
All road signs were in French..our map wasn't...
On the way back, there was a ship in the lock.
Had to watch....fond memories!
Pretty tight
Down she goes
Crew letting the lines go
Harder to hold her going down because of the rush!
A little nudge as she left
And there she goes...
Tomorrow: Vermont and Lake Champlain
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