SEPTEMBER 26 - 29, 2021
TECHNICAL TOURS
Engineering and Construction of the Historic Welland Canals
Faciliators/Presenters: St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre
Date: Sunday, September 26, 2021
Time: Half-day (9:00 am - 12:00 pm)
Cost: Early - $40| Regular - $50
Explore the fascinating story of the four Welland Canals and the history of the community that grew-up alongside this engineering wonder. Discover how evolving technology and innovation shaped the construction of each canal. Hear the stories of the people whose hard work built the canals, and honour the memory of those who died during construction at the Fallen Workers Memorial. Get an up-close view of Lock 3 on the viewing platform and learn about current canal operations. If the day’s shipping schedule is in our favour, we may get to watch a ship pass through the lock!
*Please Note: all in-person tours and programming at the St. Catharines Museum are subject to provincial COVID-19 restrictions and safety protocols. The tour may be required to move to a virtual format and be modified for on-line delivery.
Hydrogeological Tour of the Niagara Escarpment
Faciliators/Presenters: Jayme Campbell (Terra-Dynamics) and Kevin Fitzpatrick (WSP)
Date: Sunday, September 26, 2021
Time: Full-day (9:00 am - 5:00 pm)
Cost: Early - $100| Regular - $125
See the Niagara Escarpment like you've never seen it before, through the eyes of a hydrogeologist. This bus tour will start at the upper Niagara River, and travel past the Falls through the spectacular Gorge, stopping at the famous Thompson’s Point. The tour will continue to St. Davids where the Gorge and downstream end of the Whirlpool will be viewed along with the St. Davids Landfill and various former water supply recharge ponds. We will get a chance to visit the Fonthill Kame complex and for the geomorphologists, the tour will continue to Ball's Falls where the escarpment itself is laid bare. Before returning, we will get a chance to venture off the path a bit and visit a one of Niagara’s best local wineries.