Pathway to the Atlantic Bailey Film St Lawrence Seaway 1969, “Bailey Film Associates – ‘St Lawrence Seaway’ (Pathway to the Atlantic)”, Eastman Color? Heavy Fade

“Portrays the forest industries, the fishing trade, handicrafts, and the heavy commercial industries along the St. Lawrence River. Shows how the river contributes to the manufacture of paper, this section’s most important industry”

“Forest industries, the fishing trade and handicrafts contrast with the heavy commercial industries along the St. Lawrence River. Fur and lumber are found in abundance. Cod, halibut, lobster and many other kinds of fish are caught by the millions. The handicrafts of the region are justly world-famous. The source of water power, however, provides the greatest prosperity, in this section’s most important industry, paper manufacturing. The St. Lawrence area is rich in natural resources and con- tinues to show a rapidly expanding industrial growth.”

“The St. Lawrence Seaway, a system of locks, canals, and channels, linking the Atlantic Ocean with the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes, was one of North America’s most notable engineering achievements of the 1950s. The Seaway’s opening ceremonies on June 26, 1959 featured Canadian Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Queen Elizabeth II, and other dignitaries.1 Given the widespread public interest in the Seaway within North America, coupled with its potential economic benefits to Canada and the United States alike, it is not surprising that a diverse array of non-fictional and fictional filmed depictions of the waterway were produced, especially during the 1950s and 1960s.”