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Samuel de Champlain comes to life 400 years later

The Nepean Point is celebrating the 400th anniversary of the French explorer’s arrival in Ottawa. A platform is built around the statue with a lighting system that presents a sound-and-light display through the night.

 

I happened to be there when Samuel showed up for a photoshoot and he showed me the real astrolab holding it the right way...

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Uploaded on September 21, 2013
Taken on September 20, 2013