Bucket List: Upper Canada Village

In 1958 the Saint Lawrence Seaway project began, which was projected to permanently flood a large swath of the area between the cities of Cornwall and Iroquois in Ontario.  This necessitated the wholesale relocation of ten small communities.  Many of the buildings recovered from these communities were transported to a safe location near the town of Morrisburg and designated as Upper Canada Village, which opened to the public in 1961.

The heritage park depicts life in a rural 19th-century English Canadian setting, with over 40 buildings that include working mills, trades, and farming.  Staff members in period costume discuss the history of the buildings and aspects of the domestic arts and social life.

Open from early spring to late fall, the village hosts daily tours as well as special holiday events such as the award-winning "Pumpkinferno" and "Alight at Night".  It's also been the site of a film shoot: the 1973 adaptation of Mark Twain's novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was shot on the grounds.

Official Web site www.uppercanadavillage.com