STRAVEL DESTINATION | TRIPPING THE RIDEAU THE RIDEAU Living the Past Today An example of the historic workmanship and timeless beauty that is around every turn on the Rideau Canal. Here the classic 1948 Shepherd runabout exits the locks at Hogs Back. Story | John Morris H The glassy calm waters on this perfect fall day are actually typical boating conditions for much of the sheltered Rideau Canal. 10 Can adian Ya cht i ng istory: right after gym and just before chemistry class. Fifty minutes of naming the prime ministers by date and looking out the window. Who knew it was actually interesting. And in some ways it hardly matters because the Rideau Waterway is just so amazingly beautiful. Driving your boat through the locks is wonderful fun for kids of all ages (adult kids, too) and the scenery is sensational. The history is a huge bonus however, and worth understanding from both as a political lesson and from an engineering perspective. Suddenly it seems that everyone is talking about the Rideau Canal. Canadian Yachting Media is assembling a new PORTS guide for the waterway and the other Rideau headline is LeBoat Charters. It took a European operator to recognize the world-class Canadian resource that JUNE 2020