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One of the most popular articles we’ve ever posted was about Andrew King’s exploration and research into an abandoned wooden ship in the Ottawa River . The boat was the Jean-Richard, later Ville de Vanier. It was a “goélette”, a traditional Quebec shipping vessel launched in Petite-Rivière, Quebec. ...

_ ( Andrew King is an Ottawa-based artist and storyteller. Back September, we shared his story and photographs of an abandoned shipwreck in the Ottawa River . Since then, he’s been trying to find out where this boat came from, and why it’s still there. ...

** UPDATE (JANUARY 25, 2014): ** Mystery revealed! Andrew has uncovered the name and the history of this ship. You can read about it here… [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/photo.jpg) Just before noon today, Andrew King sent me an email: _ “It’s not the beer train under Lebreton flats, but I have found something on Google Maps that could be very interesting. ...

Thanks to Denis Kishinevsky for sending along these photos of people kiteboarding at Britannia Beach. (Denis is a kiteboarder himself. Looks like fun.) [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/P1013984.jpg) [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/P8105227.jpg) [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/P8105307.jpg) [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/P8105320.jpg) [ ](http://ottawastart.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/P1013980.jpg) ** ** ** See also: ** Ottawa Sports Guide ...

Here are a few pics that I took at yesterday’s annual classic boat show in Manotick, at the picturesque Long Island Locks in Manotick. Click on any photo for a full-size pic or check out my Flickr feed for more. ...

Earlier today we were biking along the Ottawa River and stopped at Remic Rapids to check out the famous rock sculptures by John Felice Ceprano . Joining Ceprano all weekend are rock artists from around the world, taking part in BAWI International . ...

Here are a few pics that I snapped at yesterday’s Red Bull Flugtag event. You can see more photos in this Flickr photo set. We took the kids and they had fun. Managed to find a place on the rocks near the river to watch from. ...

From the OttawaStart Community News Desk : Ice breaking operations, including blasting, are set to begin Monday, February 13, weather and ice conditions permitting, on the Rideau River between Rideau Falls and Hog’s Back. The City, in partnership with the Rideau Valley Conservation Authority, undertakes ice breaking operations each year to alleviate possible spring flooding in flood-prone areas. ...

Thanks to Luc Rioux for sending us a couple of photos from his long weekend.. If you have great photos of our city, we’d like to feature them here. Please send ‘em to feedback@ottawastart.com First, a photo he took on Saturday from the riverbank at New Edinburgh Park: ...

From BBC’s Human Planet, here’s some awesome video footage of ice blasting on the Rideau River. (Thanks Rosemary Vaughan for the pointer!) ** See also: ** Ottawa Nature Guide