# Dow's Lake

Ottawa, Canada

Dow's Lake is a man-made reservoir on the Rideau Canal, created in the 1830s when a dam flooded a marshy area once called Dow's Great Swamp. Today its shores host the Tulip Festival's spring blooms, Winterlude skating, and a busy lakeside pavilion of restaurants and boat rentals.

## Roots Earth

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Coordinates: 45.394412, -75.701551

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