Old-fashioned Canal Christmas offers free family activities

NEWS RELEASE

SAULT STE. MARIE
CANAL NATIONAL
HISTORIC SITE

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Old-fashioned Canal Christmas offers free activities for the whole family

SAULT STE. MARIE - Families are invited to join Parks Canada on Friday, December 30 from 1 to 3 p.m. for an afternoon of old-fashioned fun at the Sault Ste. Marie Canal National Historic Site's Superintendent's Residence!

Indoor activities include Victorian games and crafts, shadow puppets, a dress-up corner and snacks, while outside the Voyageur Trail Association will offer snowshoeing lessons around the site!

All activities are offered free of charge as part of the Community Christmas for Children event.

Come relive history during this festive time of year!

For additional information about the event please call the Sault Canal at (705) 941-6205.

For more information on the Sault Ste. Marie Canal, please click here

The Sault Ste. Marie Canal National Historic Site of Canada is one of 167 national historic sites operated by Parks Canada to protect and present significant examples of our nation's heritage.

Completed in 1895, the Sault Ste. Marie Canal was the longest lock in the world when it opened and the first to be electrically operated.

The construction of the Sault Ste. Marie Canal marked the completion of an all-Canadian waterway from the Atlantic Ocean to Lake Superior.

Parks Canada proudly protects and presents this national treasure as an important part of Canada's heritage.

Established in 1911 as the Dominion Parks Branch, Parks Canada is the world's oldest national parks service, and a world leader in protecting and presenting treasured national parks, national historic sites and national marine conservation areas.

Parks Canada is celebrating its 100th birthday in 2011 – come celebrate!

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