Canada Day in Petersborough

July 1st is Canada Day, which celebrates the anniversary of Canadian Confederation which occurred on July 1, 1867.  It's similar to our Independence Day, celebrated with parades, picnics, live music and fireworks....and of course cold beverages!   The Peterborough City Marina is adjacent to the city park where the parade, concert and fireworks were held.  

Getting into the marina was not easy.  There is a river that basically runs right into the marina and the current was so strong that our bow thruster could hardly work against it.  Luckily we had been assigned a slip at the end of a T dock and the current just pushed us right into it.....a little to fast for our liking but dockhands and captains from other boats help catch us as we were pushed in by the current!

The fenders were working hard the entire time we were in Petersborough!

We went to dinner at The Riverside Grill, which had cold beer, good food and live music.  Fun night! 

Saturday morning we road our bikes to the Peterborough Lift Lock to get a peek at what to expect Sunday Morning.  This will be the first time we have traversed through a Hydraulic Lift Lock!  It was great to be able to see this from land before doing the lift.

Here's the details on the the hydraulic lock. 

Being that today is Canada Day, the park was bustling with people and activities.  It was a fun day.  That evening there was a concert in the park that brought a large crowd, not to mention the fireworks that were to go off after the concert.  We were very lucky to time our visit to Petersborough with their big holiday.