Boat to a Concert: Free Live Music Series on Trent-Severn Waterway This Fall
- BoatBlurb Contributor
- 13 hours ago
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A week-long series of free concerts this fall will give boaters a unique opportunity to experience the Trent-Severn Waterway, with shows in Peterborough, Lakefield, Buckhorn, and more from September 11–17.
Boaters in Ontario, or those traveling through the Great Lakes and inland waterway system, can now catch a live concert series along the Trent-Severn Waterway this fall.
Le Boat is hosting a series of free concerts taking place at waterfront hubs from September 11–17 as part of the Music on the Water concert series.
The concerts feature Ontario singer-songwriter Jordan Holman, performing under his musical project, Kentucky. Holman’s style blends rock, folk, blues, and pop, a sound he describes as “Northern Americana.”
Holman will be traveling aboard a Le Boat Horizon 4 throughout the week, stopping at several locations along the Trent-Severn including the Peterborough Lift Lock, the Beachwood Resort, the Lakefield Farmer's Market, and more.
The tour kicks off Friday, September 11, at the Peterborough Visitor Centre at the Peterborough Lift Lock, with a performance presented by the City of Peterborough.
The next day, Saturday, September 12, Kentucky and the boat will head to Canoe & Paddle in Lakefield. A performance is also scheduled for Beachwood Resort in Lakefield on Monday, September 14, followed by am performance at Tankhouse On Trent in Buckhorn on Tuesday, September 15.
The final tour stop is Thursday, September 17, at 9 a.m. at the Lakefield Farmers’ Market.
There will also be a livestream performance from Lovesick Island on Sunday, September 13 at 6:30 pm.
All of the shows are free to attend.
“Music has a way of bringing people together, and there’s something particularly special about experiencing live music beside the water,” said Lisa Mclean, Marketing Manager at Le Boat.
“Music on the Water gives visitors another way to connect with the communities along the Trent-Severn while enjoying the freedom of travelling by boat.”
For any boaters interested in renting a boat along the Trent-Severn, or for adventurers who wanted to follow the tour by water, Le Boat's Peterborough base provides access to routes through the Kawartha Lakes and along the Trent-Severn between Trenton and Kirkfield. Their coverage provides access to Peterborough, Lakefield, Burleigh Falls, Buckhorn and Bobcaygeon.
The entire Trent-Severn Waterway itself stretches 386 kilometres (240 miles) from Trenton on the Bay of Quinte to Georgian Bay. The system contains 44 locks, including conventional locks, flight locks, the hydraulic lift locks at Peterborough and Kirkfield, and the Big Chute Marine Railway.
For long-distance boaters, cruiser owners, or those doing the Great Loop, going overland aboard their vessel on the Big Chute Marine Railway is a truly unique experience where vessels are carried 80 feet overland while being lifted 60 feet in elevation to connect them from Gloucester Pool on Georgian Bay into the Severn River.
Boaters who travel the entire length of the Trent-Severn reach a net elevation gain at the summit at Balsam Lake of about 182 metres, or nearly 600 feet. The waterway also contains 39 swing bridges and 160 dams and control structures.
Even if boaters can't attend, a free Livestream is available to watch for the September 13 show from Lovesick Island.
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