Rideau Corridor, Ontario, Canada

The historic Rideau Canal Waterway extends 126 miles (202 km) from the Ottawa River, in the north, to Lake Ontario in the south. The canal has been restored and is well maintained. You can hike, canoe, boat, or drive to the QuaintVillages along the canal. Along this route you will find rivers, lakes, great scenery, 47 locks, and a towpath. The QuaintVillages offer original arts and crafts, restaurants, bed and breakfast inns, museums, and other tourist amenities. We are developing pages for many of the QuaintPlaces along the canal, listed below from north to south. Sources for general information about the canal corridor appear below this list. You will enjoy this region of Ontario.

Ottawa (Population about 1,000,000)

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National Capital Commission

800-465-1867 www.CapCan.ca

Manotick (Population about 4,500)

Kars

Kemptville

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Burritts Rapids

Merrickville

Smiths Falls

Rideau Canal Museum

613-284-0505 www.Rideau-info.com/museum

Perth

Portland

Westport

Newboro

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Elgin

Delta

Lyndhurst

Seeleys Bay

Kingston (Population about 145,000)

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Kingston Economic Development Commission

888-855-4555 www.KingstonCanada.com

General information about the canal corridor:

Parks Canada, Rideau Canal Office

800-230-0016 www.ParksCanada.gc.ca/Rideau

Friends of the Rideau

613-283-5810 www.Rideau-info.com/friends

Canadian Tourism Commission

613-954-1900

Canadian Heritage Rivers System (Parks Canada)

819-994-2913 www.CHRS.ca

Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources

(fishing permits) 613-258-8204

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National Geographic travel
guides, maps, atlases, etc.

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