About This Program

Two feature documentaries describe two very different journeys by water in the Great Lakes region and beyond.

Feature Presentation

Canada C3 - Coast to Coast to Coast

Documentary Feature, Canada, 2018, 46 min, Color

About the Film

Canada C3 was a Canada 150 Signature Project that connected Canadians from coast to coast to coast. At the center of this project was a 150-day ship-based expedition that began in Lunenburg, NS where the ship was based and prepped for this incredible journey.  The expedition then left Toronto on June 1st, 2017 and travelled over 25,000 kilometers along Canada’s coastline, the longest of any country in the world, arriving in Victoria on October 28th, 2017.

A diverse group of over 400 expedition participants, thousands of citizens living in the over 75 coastal (and mostly Indigenous) communities that Canada C3 visited, and millions who engaged virtually through various social media and digital learning platforms, acknowledged and learned about the real history of Canada, to discuss current challenges and opportunities, and to look ahead to building a better Canada.

Great Lakes connection:

From the directors: “We sailed an icebreaker through the Great Lakes up the East Coast through the Northwest Passage and down the West Coast to Victoria.”

Cast & Crew:

Directors: Lèonie Tremblay-Clavette, Claudine Bergeron
Writer: Kate Harris
Producers: Geoff Green, Tammy Quinn
Key Cast: Sarain Fox, Maxime Le Flaguais

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Feature Presentation

Crossing Superior

Documentary Feature, USA, 2018, 50 min, Color

About the Film

Crossing Lake Superior follows a riveting 60-mile journey three men took with their paddle boards across a lake that is often a force to be reckoned with.

Eleven-time Emmy award winner Corey Adkins tagged along to document the 22-hour journey with Stand Up for Great Lakes, including humored encounters with other freighters, a permit to do something special over waters restricted by the Canadian government, and the emotional landing at Whitefish Point.

Learn why they chose this kind of adventure to raise money for the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in this special documentary.

Great Lakes connection:

The film is a documentary about three men who paddled 60 miles across Lake Superior on Stand Up for Great Lakes to raise money for the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society. The adventure included centuries-old pictographs, an emotional visit to the site of the Edmund Fitzgerald, and a tear-filled (happy) landing at Whitefish Point.

Cast & Crew:

Director: Corey Adkins
Writer: Corey Adkins
Producer: Corey Adkins

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