Is it possible to travel UP OTTAWA RIVER from Ottawa to PETAWAWA?

Question

I am going to Petawawa for a wedding, and I fly into Ottawa. Rather than rent a car and drive highway 417 & 17, I'd like to travel on the water. Is there any sort of relible transportation that would get me from Ottawa to Petawawa? That would be an awesome way to see how our forefathers traveled this great land of ours.

Answer 1

if a boat can do it the only way would be by private boat.  I do know that there are a lot of rapids and swift water on the Ottawa and the the early settlers and whatever had to portage around them quite a bit.