Canadian History Ehx · @canadaehx
3336 followers · 2319 posts · Server canada.masto.hostToday in 1959, the St. Lawrence Seaway opened to traffic. Construction began in 1954, and cost $470 million, or $5.1 billion today. Canada paid for most of it.
The Seaway allows ships from the Atlantic Ocean to reach ports in all five Great Lakes.
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#stlawrence #canada #history #quebec #ontario #Shipping #histodon #histodons
Marie Belanger · @MsMarieB
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Today's Thing of Beauty: #Montréal #Montreal #quebec #Canada #oldport #vieuxport #StLaurent #StLawrence #River #FiveRoses #oldmontreal from the #train #flour #industry #silos #photography Photo by me
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Greenbirder · @Greenbirder
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Almost too much light this morning. Today is the day of the vernal equinox and for the first time you can see changes in the quality of ice on the river.
#Vernalequinox #Spring #Tree #Baiedurfe #StLawrence #Monochrome
#vernalequinox #spring #tree #baiedurfe #stlawrence #monochrome
damian entwistle · @ukdamo
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Today's Flickr photo with the most hits: this piece of red graffiti from the Cathedral of St Lawrence, Trogir, Croatia.
#graffiti #ship #venetian #trogir #croatia #adriatic #cathedral #StLawrence
#graffiti #ship #venetian #trogir #croatia #Adriatic #cathedral #stlawrence
Renée Lafferty-Salhany · @rlaffsal
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It's blisteringly cold here (-15c), and that results in a bit of magic, as the #StLawrence, still not frozen, gives up its water for #icy #fog. The effect is stunning.
Evelyn in Montreal · @evelyntheriault
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Cutting Ice on the St. Lawrence (1830s - 1850s) by James Duncan [Source: ROM Collections]
Before the age of refrigeration, Quebecers would buy their ice from the "coupeurs de glace" (ice cutters). In fact, according to my father, Montrealers could still receive ice deliveries in the 1940s and 1950s.
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#montreal #quebec #horse #sled #canadianhistory #canadianart #icetrade #stlawrence #stlaurent #ET