328 Paddlecraft Just Filled Both Tubs At Trent Severn National Historic Site In Epic Display

Last year, 138 paddlecraft were jammed into one of the ginormous "tubs" at the Trent-Severn Waterway National Historic Site in Peterborough on Lock n' Paddle day, breaking the previous record of 101. 

This is what it looked like at Lock 21 during last summer's Lock 'N Paddle...

June 26th, 2016

This year, Lock 'N Paddle upped their game even more, filling both tubs on a beautiful Saturday (June 24th) with more than 150 canoes and kayaks each (to mark Canada's 150 birthday) and lifting them 65 feet.

It was one heck of a jigsaw puzzle for organizers and Lockmaster Ed, seen in this video below...

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But they did it. Look at this picture we took from mission control...

Photo by Neil Morton, PTBOCanada

Here is the view from the front Trent-Severn Waterway tweeted out...

#LocknPaddle was a huge success! We were able to fit 150 canoes in each tub of the #Peterborough Lift Lock for #Canada150! pic.twitter.com/ObvZ3sAKoF

— TrentSevern Waterway (@TrentSevernNHS) June 24, 2017

Here is the view from above photographed from a drone by Justen Soule for Parks Canada...

Tub Tetris... Lock N' Paddle at Trent Severn's Lock 21. With some incredible coordination 328 canoes and kayaks fit into both lift lock tubs setting a new record in the process. Thank you to everyone involved, and @parks.canada for having me out to shoot. Happy National Canoe Day. @perfectwknds @cndncanoemuseum @thekawarthas @discoverontario @humanofcanada @ontariotravel #Drone #Drones #DJI @djiglobal #Inspire #Inspire2 #X5S #Dronestagram #DiscoverON #Explore #Canada #ExploreCanada #Ontario #Peterborough #Tour #Travel #Kawarthas #Peterborough #Canada150 #Outdoors #nationalcanoeday

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And once the lock chambers were at an equal elevation, the Lock Master halted the lockage and participants and visitors raised their paddles and sang both O Canada and Happy Birthday in celebration of 150 years of Confederation.

Have a listen of the Happy Birthday...

Happy birthday! #canada150 pic.twitter.com/65mZnoACZo

— PTBO_CANADA (@Ptbo_Canada) June 24, 2017

Here is the moment the chambers aligned...

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Here's a closeup of the East chamber tub filled...

PHoto by Neil Morton, PTBOCanada

And here's a closeup of the West chamber tub filled...

Photo by Neil Morton, PTBOCanada

360 panorama by Evan Holt, PtboCanada

UPDATE: Here is video our Evan Holt filmed from inside a canoe...

Well done Lock 21, well done Peterborough!

Photo by Neil Morton, PTBOCanada

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Art School Of Peterborough Open House Is September 21st

On Sunday, September 21st, the Art School of Peterborough (located at 174A Charlotte Street) will be holding its Fall Open House from noon to 3:00 p.m. Come view their expanded studio location, meet the instructors, see them at work and try out some material. There is something for all ages, from true beginner to the emerging artist. You can register online at Artschoolptbo.org or call 705.742.3221. Here's some pictures of artists in action at ASOP...

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Help Bring Fire Hall Park In Warsaw Back To Life For The Kids

There is a group of community volunteers in Warsaw who are aiming to raise $10,000 to rejuvenate their Fire Hall Park. The money raised will be added to roughly $16,000 that has already been set aside by Douro Dummer Township for the project. The playground is in disrepair: There is a teeter totter structure that has had the teeter totter boards removed due to safety concerns, and a swing set structure with no swings attached. All that really remains is a toddler swing set and a rusty old slide. To help kick off fundraising efforts, volunteers are having a spaghetti dinner this Saturday, June 7th at the Warsaw arena (upstairs). The dinner runs from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and is $10 per person. You get a plate of pasta, salad, a roll and some apple pie. Go out for a yummy meal, and a great cause—to bring a park back to life for children. Below are pictures of the park in its current sad state... —Heather Watson

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