Lakes, Rivers & Oceans

Madawaska River Family Raft Trips

Submitted by Day Trips Canada on Thu, 02/25/2010 - 08:29
Photo Credit: gallus

Madawaska River Family Raft Trips offers families a unique experience as they raft down 5 kilometers of whitewater through the scenic Algonquin Park area. Departures run Monday through Thursday starting with the first trips starting at 10AM with the last trip leaving at 2PM.

Silent Lake Provincial Park

Submitted by Day Trips Canada on Wed, 11/25/2009 - 08:29

Located near Bancroft, Ontario, Silent Lake Provincial Park occupies a little over 14 sq/km and is located in the Canadian Shield. Visitor activities in the park include swimming, hiking, canoeing and cycling during the warmer months and cross-country skiing during the winter. For cyclists, parts of the groomed ski trails are graded for mountain biking and a large trail circles the lake.

Dows Lake

Submitted by Day Trips Canada on Fri, 08/07/2009 - 17:37
Photo Credit: Ashwin Kumar

Dow's Lake is a small man-made lake on the Rideau Canal in Ottawa situated near Carleton University in Commissioner's Park. The site is used for a variety of social  events such as the annual Tulip Festival in May.

Bytown Museum

Submitted by Day Trips Canada on Fri, 03/27/2009 - 13:04
Photo Credit: Kasia/flickr

Founded in 1826 by Lieutenant-Colonel John By, Bytown was created to support the men who build the Rideau Canal. The Bytown Museum provides visitors with a historical look back to Ottawa's first century. In it's early days, Bytown was known as the lumber capital of the world where the large population of rowdy lumbermen made it one of the most violent places in British North America.

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