Educational Cruise
(School groups only)
Your Cruise
The person who said learning isn't fun has never experienced Liftlock and the River Boat Cruises' Educational Cruise. We have developed an exciting, school board approved outing which can be combined with a visit to other attractions to make an exceptional day trip for any group of children. All educational cruises depart from the cruise dock, 150 George Street, Peterborough, Ontario. We are located beside the Holiday Inn, Downtown Peterborough. We travel across Little Lake into the main channel of the waterway, and into Lock 20, a conventional lock. Then, into the world famous Peterborough Hydraulic Lift Lock.
Information Form
Click HERE to download the Information Form required from you for co-ordination of an Educational Cruise.
Our Vessel
The Island Princess III has an enclosed lower deck and a canopied upper deck. We are certified annually by the Canadian Coast Guard, and we carry all the recommended safety and navigation equipment. Our crew is trained in marine emergency duties and our Captains have CPR and First Aid Certificates. There are washroom and snack bar facilities onboard, and we are wheelchair friendly.
Other Attractions
- Riverview Park and Zoo
- Peterborough Liftlock Visitor Centre
- Peterborough Centennial Museum
- Whetung's Ojibwa Crafts and Art Gallery
- Canadian Canoe Museum
Educational Commentary
- Lifestyles of pioneer settlers
- Trent-Severn Waterway ancient portage route
- Samuel De Champlain, First white man to see the Trent-Severn Waterway
- Early Settlers (Peter Robinson), the conditions they fled and the hardship they encountered
- The logging industry
- Great Lakes and the Trent-Severn Waterway. It's importance for Trade and Transportation
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- The Ice Age
- Formation of the Canadian Shield and its characteristics
- Ancient river system formed by melting glacial ice
- The waterway as a flood control and water conservation system
- Hydro electric power. Ontario's natural resource
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| Native Studies |
Environment |
- Aboriginal people in Upper Canada
- Migration and settlements
- The formation of the Algonquian and Iroquois Nations and their contribution to Upper Canada
- Peaceful coexistence and trade
- Contact with the white man and its consequences
- The fur trade and the establishment of the Hudson Bay Company
- Native wars and treaties
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- Ecology
- Our relationship with nature
- The water cycle
- Acid rain
- Ozone layer
- Global warming
- What we can do to prevent pollution
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- Gears and Cranks
- Principles of Hydraulics
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| All Cruises Include a Question & Answer Period |
Departures and Prices
May to June
10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.
September to October
10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
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20 - 44 Students - $8.00 each
45 - 90 Students - $7.50 each
One free escort per 10 students
Free Trent-Severn Waterway Brochure
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Prices include Cruise and Food
GRATUITY NOT INCLUDED
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