A canal that must be preserved

Coteau-du-Lac National Historic Park is an exceptionally important historic and archaeological site whose canal preserves rare, unique, and non-renewable remains. The canal was abandoned in the middle of the 19th century and excavated by archaeologists in the mid-1960s. Later work was required to stop its deterioration, and in 1986 and 1987 the Canadian Parks Service carried out measures to protect it from the damaging effects of freezing and thawing. Those preservation efforts significantly changed the canal’s original appearance, so the canal seen today, with wooden sides and a gravel bottom, differs considerably from the original construction.

Quebec · Canada