Comments on: The Newmarket Canal http://valdodge.com/2009/04/30/the-newmarket-canal/ Random Wanderings and Wonderings Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:55:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jim Griffin http://valdodge.com/2009/04/30/the-newmarket-canal/#comment-106437 Jim Griffin Tue, 13 Apr 2010 01:50:24 +0000 http://valdodge.com/?p=1044#comment-106437 Thanks for the write-up - have been looking for a couple of hours for information. Just saw the middle locks today - fascinating story about their construction. Boondoggle on an absolutely massive scale. The engineers said there wouldn't be enough water - but they went ahead with construction anyway. Must have cost a pretty penny. Great photos. Absolutely nothing about this fiasco in write-ups bout William Mulock - nothing until you check the canal. Construction began in 1906 and he had resigned from politics in 1905 - hard to see how much clout he had in this construction - looking for the books by Williams and Angus now. Many thanks. Jim Thanks for the write-up – have been looking for a couple of hours for information. Just saw the middle locks today – fascinating story about their construction. Boondoggle on an absolutely massive scale. The engineers said there wouldn’t be enough water – but they went ahead with construction anyway. Must have cost a pretty penny.
Great photos. Absolutely nothing about this fiasco in write-ups bout William Mulock – nothing until you check the canal. Construction began in 1906 and he had resigned from politics in 1905 – hard to see how much clout he had in this construction – looking for the books by Williams and Angus now.
Many thanks.

Jim

]]> By: Paul Needler http://valdodge.com/2009/04/30/the-newmarket-canal/#comment-106436 Paul Needler Fri, 11 Sep 2009 01:37:06 +0000 http://valdodge.com/?p=1044#comment-106436 Hello, Great little write up. Should help to bring awareness to these locks. This a a fourth one that I should point out. Although not a full lock, from what I can tell, there is a structure of the same architecture located at The Tannery on Davis Drive in Newmarket. It also has the steps and bollards. Perhaps this was to be a planned landing for passengers back in the day. Cheers! Paul Hello,

Great little write up. Should help to bring awareness to these locks. This a a fourth one that I should point out. Although not a full lock, from what I can tell, there is a structure of the same architecture located at The Tannery on Davis Drive in Newmarket.

It also has the steps and bollards. Perhaps this was to be a planned landing for passengers back in the day.

Cheers!

Paul

]]> By: Stan Butcher http://valdodge.com/2009/04/30/the-newmarket-canal/#comment-106435 Stan Butcher Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:53:52 +0000 http://valdodge.com/?p=1044#comment-106435 Thanks Val for this superb blog. The adjoining Tom Taylor Trail is part of the Nokiidaa Trail System. Whilst it's not on the moraine the Oak Ridges Trail Association often has group hikes through this system. There's so much history right there. Thanks again, Stan. Thanks Val for this superb blog. The adjoining Tom Taylor Trail is part of the Nokiidaa Trail System. Whilst it’s not on the moraine the Oak Ridges Trail Association often has group hikes through this system. There’s so much history right there.

Thanks again, Stan.

]]> By: James Goneaux http://valdodge.com/2009/04/30/the-newmarket-canal/#comment-106434 James Goneaux Fri, 01 May 2009 13:12:05 +0000 http://valdodge.com/?p=1044#comment-106434 It is a special spot. My wife and I were there a few years ago, as a result of reading Brown's book as well. But hiding under a bridge during that storm would be kinda neat (for the first little bit - I can imagine it lost its cool factor very quickly). http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=canal&w=10212406%40N06 It is a special spot. My wife and I were there a few years ago, as a result of reading Brown’s book as well. But hiding under a bridge during that storm would be kinda neat (for the first little bit – I can imagine it lost its cool factor very quickly).

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=canal&w=10212406%40N06

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