There’s More to the Story

There’s always more information, stories, and artifacts than we can fit in an exhibit. Explore the contents below to learn more about the history of the canals after being abandoned.

Image Gallery: Letters of Correspondence about the Old Canals

Archival Document: Publication by the Seaway Announcing the Welland By-Pass

Further Reading

The below list of sources are available at the St. Catharines Public Library.

• This Colossal Project by Roberta Styran and Robert Taylor
• Triumph and Tragedy: The Welland Ship Canal published by the St. Catharines Museum
• The Great Swivel Link: Canada’s Welland Canal by Roberta Styran and Robert Taylor
• Canada’s Canal City by John N. Jackson and Sheila M. Wilson