Unesco World Heritage - Rideau canal

July 8, 2010 Navigation trough the locks on the Rideau canal - Hogs Back point. The Rideau Canal, also known as the Rideau Waterway, connects the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on the Ottawa River to the city of Kingston, Ontario on Lake Ontario. The canal was opened in 1832 as a precaution in case of war with the United States and is still in use today, with most of its original structures intact. It is the oldest continuously operated canal system in North America, and in 2007, it was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Read more about this on Wikipedia