The largest collection of canoes and kayaks in the world
is at the Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough

Photo: Don Rankin, Courtesy Canadian Canoe Museum

Peterborough, Ontario - Located in the scenic Kawartha Lake region just 90 minutes east of Toronto is the home of the Canadian Canoe Museum, which houses the largest collection of canoes and kayaks in the world. In the days of the Voyageurs the rivers of Canada were the highways, and the canoe was the most practical form of transportation. Originally made from bark, the wooden-plank canoe was invented and produced in Peterborough area, earning this town the distinction as 'canoe capital of the world’. Thousands of canoes and kayaks are in the museum's archives, about 500-600 of the watercraft are on public display. In the News: National Canoe Day is June 26. There will be a party at the Canadian Canoe Museum, and other locations across the country and internationally. How will you celebrate?

Where: The city of Peterborough has more than 200 shops and services, accommodation ranging from bed and breakfasts to hotels, and celebrates its Festival of Lights each summer with free evening outdoor concerts on Wednesdays and Saturdays. The region of Peterborough and the Kawarthas, the historical home of wooden canoe craftsmanship, features 134 lakes, offering everything from kayaking and canoeing to fishing, boating and swimming, and cruises on the Trent-Severn Waterway.

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