MARINA SERVICES |
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Docking: |
50 Boat Docks
Max. Length: 50'
Transient Docks
Shore Power
Draft: 5' |
Fuel Services: |
Gas
Diesel
Pumpout |
Repair Service: |
N\A |
Sales Department: |
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Rental Services: |
Canoes
Pedal Boats
Kayaks |
Storage Service: |
N\A |
Yard Equipment & Services: |
Launching Ramp |
Miscellaneous Services: |
Washrooms
Showers
Motel
Hotel
Bed and Breakfast
Restaurant
Variety Store
Laundromat
Drinking Water
Ice |
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Dows Lake Pavilion is a privately owned, multi-functional facility which overlooks Dows Lake, on the historic Rideau Canal.
Centrally located in the heart of Ottawa, Dow's Lake Pavilion is only minutes away from some of the most popular attractions this
city has to offer.
The portrait of Dow's Lake is painted by the changing seasons with each season offering its own special attractions.
Why not join us, and share our enjoyment of the lake.
Summer is a busy, bustling time at Dows Lake Pavilion. The rentals operation opens after the Victoria Day weekend in May and runs through to the end of September.
Dows Lake Moments in History
Who were the Dows ?
Samuel Dow was an American who moved to the Merrickville area from Vermont in 1805. He was killed in an accident shortly after he arrived and his eldest son , Abram inherited the land.
Too young to know better, Abram sold his father's land for a mere $70.00, and came to Bytown where he purchased Elkanah Billing's log house located on the Rideau, where he lived and raised his family until his death in 1832. The Dow family name still lives on at Dow's Lake.
From a swamp to a lake !
Dows Great Swamp, as it was once was known, stretched almost from the Rideau to the Ottawa River and presented a great challenge to Colonel By when the canal route was being planned. In his usual, practical way, Colonel By decided to have earth dams build at each end of the swampy, densely wooded area, effectively flooding the swamp and creating the lake we see today.
The Great Fire of 1870 or when Dows Lake saved Ottawa
For several weeks in the summer of 1870, bushfires raged in many parts of the countryside outside of Ottawa. It had been an extremely hot , dry summer and when the fire began to spread, it traveled at a rapid pace.
The only remaining means of escape from the city were by boat on the steamer 'Queen of Grenville', or by train on the 'St.Laurence & Ottawa Railroad'. When the smoke became too thick on the river for navigation, the boat stopped running.
The coaches on the railway cars caught fire on some trips, but when the railway ties and telegraph poles started to burn, it too stopped running. The city was in a desperate situation.
Finally, a gentleman by the name of Mr. Purcell suggested cutting the 'St. Louis Dam' to create a water barrier, and hopefully put out the fire. With a work party of about one hundred men and the fire burning as close as Hog's Back,
Mr. Purcell successfully cut through the dam and allowed the water to flood the lowlands as it followed its old course up Preston Street to the Ottawa River. While much of the city lay in ruins, "Mighty" Dows Lake saved it from total destruction.
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