“SCHLEY RIDE TO CANADA“ 1953 TRAVELOG OTTAWA, MONTREAL, TORONTO, NIAGARA, BAR HARBOR XD51134

Join this channel to get access to perks: Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit Visit our website “Schley Ride to Canada” (1953) is a color travelog film by filmmaker Norman E. Schley which documents a father-son road trip across Canada to Ottawa, Ontario, Montreal, Toronto and finally across New England with stops in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Northern New York. Schley was an accomplished filmmaker from Wisconsin who presented films like this one in front of audiences while providing live narration. Some of his films also appeared on television. Road trip opens with root beer floats at Wisconsin roadside drive through (0:09). Smoke stack of industrial paper mill - perhaps Rothschild or Marathon Mill (0:50). Canadian Algoma Steel Mill along St. Mary’s River (2:13). Michigan College of Mining and Technology; former Fort Brady base (2:27). King’s Highway Number 17 through Ontario, forest and creeks (3:35). Peace Tower, Ottawa Parliament Building, red-coated “Royal Mounties” (4:18). Ottawa River, city skyline: Château Laurier, Central Post Office (5:24). Pedestrian bridge over Rideau Canal; men use hand-operated canal locks to usher through leisure boat (6:11). Port of Montreal along St. Lawrence River; international container port - Canadian steam ships that transport grain docked along port (7:51). Post-war model II ship the Anne Marie pulls into port, cargo transferred from ship to warehouse for transfer to smaller boats before continuing journey on Lachine Canal into Lake Ontario and then Detroit and Chicago; close-up of wood crates with “made in Germany” label (8:14). Outdoor farmers market, local vendors lay out colorful vegetables, leafy greens (10:07). Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal (10:46). View of Montreal from Westmount Summit; University of Montreal (10:58). Westmount neighborhood - affluent area with grand single-family homes; manicured front yards (11:25). Cars rush along Sherbrooke St.; high-end dress and antique shops; close-up window display of “oriental” decorative arts, another window with French porcelain (12:08). Packs of cigarettes from different brands laid out on counter - Winchester Cigarettes, MacDonald’s Gold Standard, British Consols Cigarettes, Lucky Strike, Camel (13:13). Downtown Montreal: Sun Life Building, Hotel Laurentien, Windsor Hotel, men and women sit on park benches lining Dominion Square, Robert Burns Statue (13:34). Citadelle of Quebec (14:37). Rugged nature, sprawling farmlands along Highway 23 just south of Quebec (15:15). Pen traces journey on map from Quebec over border to Bar Harbor, Maine (15:29). Farm houses, quiet coves, alpine-lined waters, swimmers loader on barge just a few meters from shoreline (15:50). Acadia National Park (17:16). Sandy Bathing Beach (17:27). Rocky coastline, pine trees line road leading to Outer Point (17:38). Town of Bar Harbor: quiet streets, cottage-like store fronts, Testa’s Lobster Bar - close-up seafood, outdoor communal lobster cooker (18:37). Family prepares freshly steamed lobster, sit for picnic and enjoy bounty (20:05). Map showing route across Maine to New Hampshire (20:57). Birch trees, small red-covered bridge, scenes of nature near White Mountains, Crawford Notch (21:13). Omni Mount Washington Resort, golf links (22:09). Rolling hills, mountains, lakes, lush green forest and rolling farmlands in Vermont (22:30). Gold dome of Vermont State House, Montpelier Vermont (23:37). Montage family homes in quiet neighborhoods - Victorian and Colonial style homes (23:51). Map charting path from Burlington to Niagara Falls (24:36). Wild cherry trees, grapes (24:58). Niagara Falls; Whirlpool Aero Car cable car (25:50). Tourists look out at the falls from observation decks on New York side, mists envelop the area (27:27). View of Niagara Falls from Canadian side (28:23). Welland Canal (28:43). View of train yard, harbor from Royal York Hotel, Ontario (29:58). University of Vermont: Billings Memorial Library, Ira Allen Chapel (30:13). Fort Ticonderoga, college students wear colonial costumes, Lake Champlain (30:51). Lake George and Adirondack Mountains, pine trees, blue skies (34:32). Exterior Royal York Hotel, financial district of Toronto, Toronto Old City Hall in distance (35:46). Iron gates Osgoode Hall, University Avenue near College Street, Ontario Legislative Building, Trinity College - University of Toronto Campus - Hart House, University of Toronto Tower, Memorial Chapel Tower (37:41). POV from back of ferry to Mackinac Island (38:48). This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit