Welland in Niagara Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Artist Sarah Beattie "Ship Saudades"

Canoe Art Project

Photographed by Kevin Westell, August 1, 2025

1. Artist Sarah Beattie "Ship Saudades" - Marker

Inscription. A Public Art partnership with the Arts and Culture Advisory Committee, City of Welland and Welland Recreational Canal Corporation. To celebrate the creative talents of community artist, the Welland Flatwater course and the Pan Am 2015 canoe and kayak games

Erected 2015.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 2015.

Location. 42° 59.765′ N, 79° 14.782′ W. Marker is in Welland, Ontario, in Niagara Region. It is on Merritt Island, on the right when traveling east. The marker and canoe are the sidewalk in front of public washrooms, on a dead-end loop with a parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6 Merritt Island, Welland ON L3B 0J6, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe

and in Niagara Canada.

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

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Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: William Hamilton Merritt (within shouting distance of this marker); Welland Canal History (within shouting distance of this marker); Welland Canal Olympic Torch Relay / Relais de la flamme olympique de Welland (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Gingerbread House c. 1890 (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Bridgetender's House c.1855 (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); 1855 The Bridgetender's House (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Welland Canal Second Aqueduct (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Ernest Alexander Cruikshank (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Welland.

"Ship Saudades" image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin Westell, August 1, 2025

2. "Ship Saudades"

Photo faces south-west. Behind the canoe is a city maintenance building, with seasonal-open washrooms.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. This page has been viewed 61 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 2, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.