Looking North from an East/West Highway on Southern edge of Sutton
Looking South from an East/West Highway on Southern edge of Sutton
Looking Southwest from a North/South road about 6 miles south of Sutton
Looking Northeast from a North/South road about 6 miles south of Sutton
Looking Northeast from an East/West road through Queensville
Looking Southwest from an East/West road through Queensville
Lock #2 at Rogers Reservoir today.... In the early 1900's, the idea to construct a canal connecting the Holland River to the Trent Valley Canal system was resurrected. Construction on the Newmarket Canal Project began in 1906 with the dredging of the first part of the canal from Lake Simcoe to Holland Landing. In 1908, construction began on a series of three locks, four bridges, a dock and a turning basin to be located in Newmarket. However, the project was consistently over budget and continually plagued by design problems and construction delays. This led many to question the benefit and feasibility of the project. A study was commissioned as a result and it indicated that once complete the canal operations would be extremely limited due to a lack of water. As a result, on January of 1912 the project was abandoned.
Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority Report on the State of the East Holland River Water Shed
apparent old canal lock - old railway bridge apparent in subsequent views
narrow bridge corresponds with a point on the route map marked as "Cane's"
Grand Trunk/CNR tracks still cross the road - this view to the SSE
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