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SUMMARY:Merrickville District Historical Society - Rebuilding the Gates on the Rideau Canal
DESCRIPTION:The Merrickville and District Historical Society ever-popular Lecture Series continues in October.  Please join us on Tuesday\, October 31\, at 7 pm at the Merrickville Legion Hall for an illustrated talk\, Rebuilding the Gates on the Rideau Canal by award-winning journalist\, writer and photographer\, Bruce Kemp.\nHave you ever wondered how the lock gates on the Rideau Canal\, between Kingston and Ottawa\, work?  How do they continue to operate as old as they are?  Who are the men and women who fix the aging timbers and mechanics?\nLearn all this and more through a photographer’s eye and journalist’s reporting on how and why the timber locks\, designed by Colonel John By and installed on the Rideau Canal almost 200 years ago are still with us today.  See Parks Canada craftspeople working in the Rideau Canal’s Smiths Falls Gate Shop do their best to work with the same level of skill and historic precision as their predecessors.\nThe presenter\, Bruce Kemp\, as a writer and photographer\, has covered everything from fine dining in Europe to the America’s Cup and voyages through the Northwest Passage.  He shared his expertise in writing and photography for more than 20 years teaching at Lambton College\, Sarnia\, George Brown College\, Toronto\, Okanagan College and the Centre for Arts and Technology\, Okanagan.  Bruce lives in Merrickville with his wife\, author\, Laurie Carter and their cat\, Lew.\nWe look forward to seeing you on October 31st (costumes not mandatory!).  Come to learn and listen to an expert and enjoy a tasty Halloween sweet treat\, complements of Violets on Main Bakery!
URL:https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/event/merrickville-district-historical-society-rebuilding-the-gates-on-the-rideau-canal/
LOCATION:Merrickville Legion Hall\, Main Street West 223\, Merrickville\, Ontario\, K0G 1N0\, Canada
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