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Date | Lunch Stop | Final Stop |
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Saturday, Aug 9 - Kayakers will launch at the Kingston Rowing Club at 8:00 am. |
Kingston Mills | Lower Brewers |
Sunday, Aug 10 | Seeley's Bay | Jones Falls |
Monday, Aug 11 | Newboro | Narrows |
Tuesday, Aug 12 | Murphy's Point | Rideau Ferry |
Wednesday, Aug 13 | Smith Falls | Merrickville |
Thursday, Aug 14 | Burritts Rapids | Pirate Cove Marina |
Friday, Aug 15 | Hurst Marina | Long Island |
Saturday, Aug 16 | Black Rapids | Ottawa Locks - Kayakers will exit at the top of the locks by Parliament Hill. |
The kayakers will be paddling the full length of the Rideau Canal between Kingston and Ottawa. The Rideau Canal is a chain of lakes, rivers and canal cuts. It was conceived following the war of 1812, to be a war time supply route to Kingston and the Great Lakes. Completed in1832, the Rideau Canal was one of the greatest engineering feats of the 19th century. In 2007, the Rideau Canal was designated as a World Heritage Site.