Before the Seaway

The Long Sault Rapids

Rapide dangereusse, ca. 1796, Watercolour by Elizabeth Simcoe
Source: Archives of Ontario Ref. F 47-11-1-0-248
Long Sault Rapids, ca. 1840
Artist: W. H. Bartlett
A timber dram shooting the Long Sault Rapids, ca. 1850
Artist: W.H. Bartlett, Courtesy: Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry Historical Society
The Long Sault Rapids, ca. early 1900s
Pub: Valentine & Sons Publishing Ltd., Source: Private collector
The Long Sault Rapids, ca. early 1900s
Pub: Valentine & Sons Publishing Ltd., Source: Private collector
The Rapids Queen, a popular steamboat shooting the rapids, ca. early 1900s
Pub: Valentine & Sons Publishing Ltd., Source: Private collector
The steamer Algerian running the Long Sault Rapids
Pub: The Federated Press Ltd., Source: Private collector
The Rapids Prince, ca. 1930s
PECO, Source: Private collector
The Rapids Prince, ca. 1930s
PECO, Source: Private collector
A striking view of the rapids
Courtesy: Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Historical Society
The Long Sault Rapids in the winter, ca. 1956
Courtesy: Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Historical Society
The Long Sault Rapids - tamed
The drained rapids.Courtesy: Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Historical Society
The drained rapids
Rock climbers and bounty hunters having the time of their lives.Courtesy: Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Historical Society
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