River Institute educators will work with you to explore animal adaptations and learn about many other specimens on display at the Saunders Hydro Dam Visitor Centre. Discover how human and various animal skeletons compare. Get to know how to identify different bird beaks by playing the River Institute’s very own evolution game.
This event will be sure to lift you out of your seat! The Mohawks of Akwesasne Event focuses on the traditional songs, instruments and dancing that have been a long-standing part of Mohawk tradition. Join the Native Travelling College (NNATC) for a journey into the stories behind the songs and the traditional dances that accompany […]
Scuba diving has become an exceedingly popular activity in the waters of Lake St. Lawrence. A panel of divers, in conversation with moderator Jim Brownell, President of the Lost Villages Historical Society, will reveal the secrets of the deep and reflect on the life and times of the villages that were inundated on July 1, […]
Get “rocking” with River Institute scientists who will help provide guests with the hard facts about the geology of rocks and minerals. Help protect our earth and learn about the importance of recycling by singing and dancing along with special guests from the Junkyard Symphony. Between songs, make seed bombs with Radical Roots Seed Bomb […]
Head down to the Saunders Hydro Dam Visitor Centre and meet the amazing reptiles, small mammals, and invertebrates from a variety of ecosystems around the world. You’ll learn about their behavior, their habitats, conservation, and why they got so big, in a demonstration that is safe and healthy for animals and people alike. Join the […]
Bring your children to the Saunders Hydro Dam Visitor Centre for story time with Iakonikonriiosta from the Native North American Travelling College. Guests of this storytelling workshop will enjoy these beautifully written and visually captivating children’s stories. Each story takes you on a journey and provides insight into Mohawk traditional teachings and culture.
Using the best images from the extensive photograph collection at the Lost Villages Archives, Jim Brownell, President of the Lost Villages Historical Society, will take viewers on a virtual tour of the villages and hamlets lost to the inundation of July 1, 1958. At the end of the presentation, there will be a time for […]
Join Sonic the Barn Owl for an experience you and your family will not forget! This unique and up-close encounter with the awesome animal ambassadors from Earth Rangers will leave you educated and inspired to help protect animals in the wild.
Discover nocturnal creatures that fly and flap around in the dark when you are fast asleep! Join River Institute Scientist Dr. Brian Hickey to learn all about bats. Brian will cover all the equipment used for bat research, and guests will have an opportunity to decorate a bat house. Stick around and get the full […]
Join Nanci Ransom and her son “Tehoriwathe” Richard T.J. Point at the Saunders Hydro Dam Visitor Centre and learn how the Mohawks of Akwesasne create beautiful handmade baskets from Black Ash and Sweet grass. This presentation will immerse guests through the basket making process from log to basket. Stick around after the presentation and make […]
Jim Brownell, President of the Lost Villages Historical Society, will be joined by Ginette Guy, Director with Community Heritage Ontario, for a memorable armchair discussion about the St. Lawrence Seaway and Power projects of the 1950s and the life and times in the villages lost to the inundation of July 1, 1958. The conversation will […]
Join Ontario Power Generation and the River Institute (RI) to explore a wonderful watery world! Scientists from the River Institute will show you how to identify and age a variety of fish, explain the impacts of invasive species, and host a live dissection to learn all about fish anatomy! You can also learn about American […]
