Discovery and escape: five days in a canoe on the Rideau Canal

 Above: On day three of their adventure, Dan and his friend Bill approach Opinicon Lake. (RIGHT) Opinicon Lake looking to the N.W." by Thomas Burrowes, 1840, www.archives.gov.on.ca. (BACKGROUND IMAGE) Mr. Samuel Clowes, "Map of the proposed Canal for uniting Lake Ontario with the River Ottawa by way of the Rivers Catarcquay, Gananoque and

Gananoque is close to home yet far from ordinary

 ABOVE: A view of Gananoque, the gateway to the 1000 Islands, from Fly 1000 Islands. International travel restrictions imposed due to COVID-19 have led Canadians from coast to coast to coast to look closer to home for their vacation getaways. For those living in Ontario, the spectacular 1000 Islands are a world class destination at