The Upstairs Flat at 337 McDonnel Guidebook
Sightseeing
Jackson Park makes you feel like you're away from the urban centre. Jackson Creek runs through the park and you have the option of going off onto the trails closer to the river, or staying on the rail trail. At the eastern end of the park, a trail goes around a pond and there are open grassy areas as well as the historical Pagoda Bridge. The upper area of the park features playground equipment, picnic tables and a large wooded area. Parking is available at 610 Parkhill Road, but it's much nicer to leave your car parked here and walk along the Trans Canada Trail (immediately behind the house) for about 5-7 minutes to get into the park. Take the trail east, away from Reid Street. You'll cross Park and McDonnel and continue on for a few more minutes before you are in the park.
34 locals recommend
Jackson Park
610 Parkhill Rd WJackson Park makes you feel like you're away from the urban centre. Jackson Creek runs through the park and you have the option of going off onto the trails closer to the river, or staying on the rail trail. At the eastern end of the park, a trail goes around a pond and there are open grassy areas as well as the historical Pagoda Bridge. The upper area of the park features playground equipment, picnic tables and a large wooded area. Parking is available at 610 Parkhill Road, but it's much nicer to leave your car parked here and walk along the Trans Canada Trail (immediately behind the house) for about 5-7 minutes to get into the park. Take the trail east, away from Reid Street. You'll cross Park and McDonnel and continue on for a few more minutes before you are in the park.
Great little spot for kids and animal lovers of all ages. Best of all, it's FREE.
105 locals recommend
Riverview Park and Zoo
1300 Water StGreat little spot for kids and animal lovers of all ages. Best of all, it's FREE.
The Peterborough Lift Lock is a boat lift located on the Trent Canal in the city of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, and is Lock 21 on the Trent-Severn Waterway. For many years, the lock's dual lifts were the highest hydraulic boat lifts in the world, raising boats 65 ft. This was a considerable accomplishment in the first years of the 20th century, when conventional locks usually only had a 7 ft rise. In the 1980s, a visitor centre was built beside the lock. It offers interactive simulations of going over the lift lock in a boat, and historical exhibits detailing the construction of the lift lock. Residents and visitors skate on the canal below the lift lock in the winter. The Peterborough Lift Lock was designated a National Historic Site in 1979, and was named an Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1987. The Trent-Severn has a similar hydraulic lift lock, the Kirkfield Lift Lock, at its summit near Kirkfield, with basins of the same dimensions, but which has a smaller vertical lift.
37 locals recommend
Trent-Severn Waterway, Lock 21 - Peterborough Lift Lock
2320 Ashburnham DrThe Peterborough Lift Lock is a boat lift located on the Trent Canal in the city of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, and is Lock 21 on the Trent-Severn Waterway. For many years, the lock's dual lifts were the highest hydraulic boat lifts in the world, raising boats 65 ft. This was a considerable accomplishment in the first years of the 20th century, when conventional locks usually only had a 7 ft rise. In the 1980s, a visitor centre was built beside the lock. It offers interactive simulations of going over the lift lock in a boat, and historical exhibits detailing the construction of the lift lock. Residents and visitors skate on the canal below the lift lock in the winter. The Peterborough Lift Lock was designated a National Historic Site in 1979, and was named an Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1987. The Trent-Severn has a similar hydraulic lift lock, the Kirkfield Lift Lock, at its summit near Kirkfield, with basins of the same dimensions, but which has a smaller vertical lift.
Petroglyphs Provincial Park is a historical-class provincial park situated in Woodview, Ontario, Canada, northeast of Peterborough. It has the largest collection of ancient First Nations petroglyphs in Ontario. The carvings were created in the pre-Columbian era and represent aspects of First Nations spirituality, including images of shamans, animals, reptiles, and, possibly, the Great Spirit itself. The location of the site was kept hidden from non-First Nation people until 1954, when it was rediscovered accidentally by a prospector of the Industrial Minerals of Canada. The immediate area of the petroglyphs has been designated a National Historic Site of Canada.
109 locals recommend
Petroglyphs Provincial Park
2249 Northeys Bay RoadPetroglyphs Provincial Park is a historical-class provincial park situated in Woodview, Ontario, Canada, northeast of Peterborough. It has the largest collection of ancient First Nations petroglyphs in Ontario. The carvings were created in the pre-Columbian era and represent aspects of First Nations spirituality, including images of shamans, animals, reptiles, and, possibly, the Great Spirit itself. The location of the site was kept hidden from non-First Nation people until 1954, when it was rediscovered accidentally by a prospector of the Industrial Minerals of Canada. The immediate area of the petroglyphs has been designated a National Historic Site of Canada.