Part 2 of our ramble behind Parliament Hill to the Portage Bridge and back along Wellington St.

In this two-part Ramble, Rick and Andrew take you back to several sites of Upper and Lower Bytown.

Andrew and Rick take us on a ramble through them and tell us some un-settling stories.

In this episode, Andrew & Rick explore the (ahem) roots of the Ottawa Valley's first settlements.

As the perfect means to show what portaging was like, what better video to post than Bill Mason's The Voyageurs, produced by the NFB.

The Upper Portage of the Chaudière takes us to Mitigomijokan, the Place Where the Red Oaks Grow, commonly known as Deschênes.

The Middle Portage of the Chaudière is the toughest part of the three portages past the Little Chaudière Rapids.

In this episode, Andrew and Rick take us to the Lower Portage (Le portage-du-bas), which take us past the great Kettle Falls or Akikojiwan,.

In this, the 4th installation of the OTTAWA VALLEY RAMBLES, a visit to the oldest known settler burial ground in the region.

Leamy Lake. Andrew Van Beek, videographer, and Rick Henderson, historian, dive into the history of the first permanent settlement here.

PART 2 - A Ramble at Leamy Lake, the cradle of the First Permanent Settlement of the Ottawa Valley.

Introducing a new series that will fly you through the rich history of the Ottawa Valley - rambles through the history around us....