The Ladoga Canal is a historical water transport route, now situated in Leningrad Oblast, linking the Neva and the Svir River so as to bypass the stormy waters of Lake Ladoga which lies immediately to
Old Ladoga Canal
Lumber rafts on the Peter I Canal. Early 20th century picture by S. Prokudin-Gorsky
New Ladoga Canal overgrown with Phragmites australis
Novaya Ladoga is a town in Volkhovsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located at the point where the Volkhov River flows into Lake Ladoga, 140 kilometers east of St. Petersburg. Population: 8,83
Nikolo-Medvedsky Monastery in Novaya Ladoga (1911 photo)
A lock of the disused Old Ladoga Canal in Novaya Ladoga