Timber by water

[Pluto]

I just came across this video, and there are others, of rafting and floating timber in France. Not exactky canals, but certainly water transport.

 

[Derek R.]

Fantastic! And dangerous. H & S - pah!

 

Was it France - or was it in Canada?

 

This is interesting:

 

 

Edited June 27, 2018 by Derek R.
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[Machpoint005]

My first reaction to the thread title was "timber by water? Yes, Venice is nice"!

[Heartland]

I believe the Arisaig Canal, in Scotland moved timber by water in such a fashion, taking it down through a lock into a loch, so to speak.

[Dav and Pen]

The town of Clamecy on the Nivernais canal was where the timber that was floated down the river was assembled into rafts and then taken to Paris via the rivers Yonne and seine. It was called the floatage and it’s still enacted in a small way every year although the rafts don’t go far. There’s a museum dedicated to it in the town and a nice statue on the town bridge.

[tree monkey]

Just look what they did to get the timber there in the first place