st lawrence power development visitor centre

I like the whole experience and think that Schools should take their students there as part of their local education..

Fond memories as a young man witnessed building of St Lawrence seaway and moving of homesteadsWell worth the stop and very informative

Visited the centre with relations ,it has some good hands on exhibits and lots of interesting information and the view of the river and dam are very good ,worth a visit if your in the area

We brought guests from Australia to visit the Power Centre at 2pm on a Wed. The doors were locked, no one around to provide information. We were about to call the police as the centre is suppose to be open to the public, with staff working during the day. At the last minute we checked with the security guard at the gate. He advised us that there was a meeting in progress and they closed up the centre. A note on the door, or a sign at the entrance would have been the professional thing to do. This centre is run with public money- get it together folks, and welcome those who are paying your salaries. We were NOT impressed.

Very informative! Kids enjoyed themselves...Did not take long to go through the whole visitors centre but still worth the visit

It was easy to find and we found it to be a very interesting experience. Very knowledgeable and friendly staff.

We had just visited the Lost Villages Museum in Ault Park (near Long Sault) so we had the perspective of folks who were relocated during the construction of the St Lawrence Seaway. We were expecting the visitor center to be a total public relations blurb by Ontario Hydro on how beneficial the new lock system and hydro dams were. Instead we were impressed by the overall experience. The visitor center is on the far western edge of town. We were greeted by friendly Ontario Hyrdo employee who gave us a general overview of the facility. It is a self directed tour that begins with the importance of the waterway to the Mohawk tribes and the early settlers. The development of the commerce along the St Lawrence River was also interesting before the seaway. But the actual construction project to complete the project was most impressive. They do talk about the Lost Villages in a fair and balanced way. (We would recommend seeing the other side of the story if you have an extra couple of hours to spend in the area).Along the tour there are several interactive exhibits like operating a hydropower plant or herding eels for the eel ladder. They have a high power binocular set so you can appreciate the power of the river flowing downstream of the dam and lookout across the river.In the main conference room the is a stunning mural depicting the construction of the seaway in a modernistic manner.All in all it was nice way to spend a few hours and learn something about one of the engineering marvels of the period (1958).