Photo: Horse Drawn Cart

In the Upper Canada Village in Morrisburg, Ontario in Canada, everyone travels around by a horse drawn cart.

The Upper Canada Village in Morrisburg, Ontario takes you back in time to the way of life in the 1860's when transportation was by a horse drawn cart. At each crossing and road you will probably have to stop and wait for a horse drawn cart to pass you by.In the Upper Canada Village in Ontario there are over forty historical buildings, some which include mills, farms, churches, houses and schoolhouses. The fastest way for people to travel between this buildings was to walk or be pulled along by two beautiful horses attached to a cart.For visitors that come to the Upper Canada Village, there is horse drawn carts, boat rides, shopping and lots of interesting things to take part in for the whole family. To see everything at the Upper Canada Village, you should allow for at least three to four hours to be able to view everything without being rushed about - just like life should be here.Many friendly ... continue below the picture...

... people who work at the Upper Canada Village in Morrisburg, Ontario are dressed in costume and will relate information to you about the early years. It is a great experience for the younger ones as they have no idea how life used to be. All they see now is video games, cars racing back and forth, huge skyscrapers and people rushing from place to place. Life was so simple in the 19th century and for them to ride on a horse drawn cart is a thrill of a lifetime.A horse drawn cart in the The Upper Canada Village in Morrisburg, Ontario, Canada