Paris: Historic portage on Ottawa River needs recognition, not neglect

Along the Quebec shore of the Ottawa River, partly concealed by tangled brush and strewn with garbage, lies a remarkable and neglected piece of Canadian history: a 5,000-year-old portage that served as a highway and campsite for Indigenous Peoples and European explorers until the mid-19th century.
The path skirts the Little Chaudière Rapids between Brébeuf Park and (the unfortunately named) Squaw Bay. It is one of the few remaining original portages of the historic Ottawa River can