Project 4 -
The Saint Lawrence Seaway
On June 26, 1959, Queen Elisabeth, U.S. President Eisenhower and the Prime Minister of Canada, John Diefenbaker, inaugurated the Saint Lawrence Seaway.
Because of its rapids, the river was difficult to navigate between Montreal and the Great Lakes. 3,700 km long, the new seaway allowed ships from the Atlantic to penetrate the heart of our continent.
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