Lecture by Cecilia Morgan. Admission is $10 or free for Niagara Historical Society members. Advance registration is required as seating is limited.

2013 lecture series is generously sponsored by Geoffrey & Lorraine Joyner and Niagara's Finest Inns.

Event Host: Niagara Historical Society & Museum

Discover landscapes and architecture as they can only be viewed from the Ottawa River! Celebrate the summer solstice by paddling by the sites and learning the history of March Township. Discover the most unique vantage points this riverside site has to offer. participants must bring their own canoe or kayal equipment, and should be intermediate level paddlers. Cost $10/aprticipant.

Event Host: Pinhey's Point Historic Site

Celebrate the summer solstice and experience history in the most unique way...on the river! Take part in a solstice paddle and learn more about the history of the area, the evolution of Gloucester Township into Ottawa and the significant historic figures that make up its history! Participants 18 years and under must be accompanied by an adult. Total route is approximately 4.5 kms. Participants must bring their own kayak or canoe and safety equipment. Cost: $10/participant

Event Host: Billings Estate National Historic Site

ANTIQUE & CRAFT MARKET ON MUSEUM GROUNDS - Antique tooLs, primitives, furniture, trunks, collectibles, glass, procelain, jewellery, books and local crafts

Event Host: Brome County Historical Society

Pack a picnic and head out to the estate to experience a Canada Day from 1943. Find out what many high school students were building to educate military pilots during the war. Take home your very own hand crafted flag and take part in guided tours of the house. Cost: $6/person, $10/couple and $16/family

Event Host: City of Ottawa