Dow's Lake in Ottawa, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Crown Princess Juliana/Juliana, princesse héritière

Support From Afar/Du soutien venant de loin

— The Tulip Legacy/Les tulipes de l'amitié —

Crown Princess Juliana/<lang=fr>Juliana, princesse héritière</lang=fr> Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 14, 2025

1. Crown Princess Juliana/Juliana, princesse héritière Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Princess Juliana travelled extensively as a representative of the Netherlands, encouraging support for the war. In Canada, she hosted foreign dignitaries at her home, and visited the Royal Netherlands Army, stationed in Stratford, Ontario. She also volunteered in the Ottawa Superfluity Shop to raise funds for the Red Cross by selling second-hand items. Princess Juliana worked tirelessly to generate support for her people, never failing to emphasize their plight.

"Life is not worthwhile under Nazi tyranny."
Princess Juliana addressing the Canadian people, 1940.

[Photo captions, left to right, read]
• Princess Juliana with Eleanor Roosevelt in Washington, January 8, 1941.

• Queen Juliana, on a return visit to the Ottawa Superfluity Shop in 1952.

[Français]

La princesse Juliana a beaucoup voyagé à titre de représentante des Pays-Bas pour encourager l'effort de guerre. Au Canada, elle a reçu chez elle des dignitaires étrangers et a rendu visite à l'armée royale néerlandaise stationnée à Stratford, en Ontario. Elle a aussi été bénévole dans un magasin d'articles d'occasion d'Ottawa pour recueillir des fonds pour la Croix-Rouge. La princesse a travaillé sans relâche pour gagner des appuis pour son peuple sans jamais manquer d'insister sur la situation critique qu'il vivait.

« La vie ne vaut pas la paine d'être vécue sous la tyrannie nazie. »
La princesse Juliana s'adressant an peuple canadien, 1940.

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• La princesse Juliana en compagnie d'Eleanor Roosevelt, le 8 janvier 1941.

• La reine Juliana en visite au magasin d'articles d'occasion d'Ottawa en 1952.

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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II • Women. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Historic Sites and Monuments Board, and the Canadian Tulip Festival, Ottawa series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is January 5, 1941.

Location. 45° 23.868′ N, 75° 42.129′ W. Marker is in Ottawa, Ontario. It is in Dow's Lake. It is on Dow's Lake Road just south of Madawaska Drive, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ottawa ON K1S 5K7, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A Gift of Tulips/Le don de tulipes (here, next to this marker); The Occupation/L'occupation (here,

The Tulip Legacy/<lang=fr>Les tulipes de l'amitié</lang=fr> Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 14, 2025

2. The Tulip Legacy/Les tulipes de l'amitié Markers

next to this marker); "My Name Is Juliana"/« Je m'appelle Juliana » (here, next to this marker); Posters and Pins/Affiches et épinglettes (here, next to this marker); Ottawa's Princess/La princesse d'Ottawa (here, next to this marker); Princess Margriet's Christening/Le baptéme de la princesse Margriet (here, next to this marker); "Our Canadians"/« Nos canadiens » (here, next to this marker); Coming Home/Le retour au pays (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ottawa.

Also see . . . Queen Juliana of the Netherlands (The Canadian Encyclopedia). (Submitted on May 31, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 31, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 99 times since then and 7 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 31, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.