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Tag Archives: canal
Canada’s Capital Canal
I attended a conference in Ottawa, Canada recently and was completely enamored with this capital city which consistently ranks very high on quality of life polls. Its history as a city goes back only to 1826 when a village called … Continue reading
Posted in 19th century, city/town, International, transportation
Tagged Canada, canal, Parliament, Rideau canal
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Historic Houses as Holiday Rentals
Guest post by Kenneth C. Turino, Manager of Community Engagement and Exhibitions, Historic New England Using historic houses as holiday rentals is nothing new in Europe. The National Trust of Britain, the Landmark Trust of Britain, and English Heritage among others rent … Continue reading
Life on the Canal
One of my favorite places in the Washington D.C. area is the Great Falls of the Potomac just fourteen or so miles upriver from the city. There, at the fall line of the Potomac, the river drops nearly eighty feet in less than … Continue reading