Paddlers light up the Peterborough Lift Lock at fourth annual Lock & Paddle

For the first time ever, August 24 event featured a lighted paddlecraft parade, lighted night-time lockage, and free overnight camping

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Decorated and lit canoes and kayaks fill the two tubs of the Peterborough Lift Lock during the annual Lock & Paddlee event on August 24, 2019. The fourth annual event, presented by the Peterborough Lift Lock National Historic Site of Canada (Parks Canada) in co-operation with The Canadian Canoe Museum, was held in the evening for the first time. (Photo: Justen Soule / Trent-Severn Waterway)
Decorated and lit canoes and kayaks fill the two tubs of the Peterborough Lift Lock during the annual Lock & Paddlee event on August 24, 2019. The fourth annual event, presented by the Peterborough Lift Lock National Historic Site of Canada (Parks Canada) in co-operation with The Canadian Canoe Museum, was held in the evening for the first time. (Photo: Justen Soule / Trent-Severn Waterway)

It was another successful Lock & Paddle event on Saturday (August 24) at the Peterborough Lift Lock National Historic Site of Canada.

For the first time this year, the annual event was held in the evening and featured a lighted paddlecraft parade, lighted night-time lockage, and free overnight camping.

The fourth annual event also included local vendors and live entertainment.

Trent-Severn Waterway posted a few photos of the event on social media, taken by photographer Justen Soule:

An aerial view of paddlers on the Trent Canal heading towards the Lock & Paddle event at the Peterborough Lift Lock National Historic Site of Canada on August 24, 2019. The fountain in Little Lake is pictured in the background. (Photo: Trent-Severn Waterway / Parks Canada)
An aerial view of paddlers on the Trent Canal heading towards the Lock & Paddle event at the Peterborough Lift Lock National Historic Site of Canada on August 24, 2019. The fountain in Little Lake is pictured in the background. (Photo: Justen Soule / Trent-Severn Waterway)
Paddlers on the Trent Canal heading towards the Lock & Paddle event at the Peterborough Lift Lock National Historic Site of Canada on August 24, 2019. (Photo: Trent-Severn Waterway / Parks Canada)
Paddlers on the Trent Canal heading towards the Lock & Paddle event at the Peterborough Lift Lock National Historic Site of Canada on August 24, 2019. (Photo: Justen Soule / Trent-Severn Waterway)
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Paddlers in one of the tubs of the Peterborough Lift Lock being lifted almost 20 metres during the Lock & Paddle event on August 24, 2019. The event began at 5 p.m. and continued through the evening. (Photo: Trent-Severn Waterway / Parks Canada)
Paddlers in one of the tubs of the Peterborough Lift Lock being lifted almost 20 metres during the Lock & Paddle event on August 24, 2019. The event began at 5 p.m. and continued through the evening. (Photo: Justen Soule / Trent-Severn Waterway)
Paddlers exit one of the tubs of the Peterborough Lift Lock during the Lock & Paddle evening event on August 24, 2019. (Photo: Trent-Severn Waterway / Parks Canada)
Paddlers exit one of the tubs of the Peterborough Lift Lock during the Lock & Paddle evening event on August 24, 2019. (Photo: Justen Soule / Trent-Severn Waterway)
Canoes and kayaks fill both tubs of the Peterborough Lift Lock during the Lock & Paddle event on August 24, 2019. (Photo: Trent-Severn Waterway / Parks Canada)
Canoes and kayaks fill both tubs of the Peterborough Lift Lock during the Lock & Paddle event on August 24, 2019. (Photo: Justen Soule / Trent-Severn Waterway)

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