One of the highlights of the canal is at Håverud - completed in 1868, it is a combination of a roadway bridge, a railway bridge and an aqueduct. Not far from Håverud is the Hantverkshuset or House of Crafts, one of Sweden’s largest and most diverse, beautifully located by Lake Upperudshöljen and a few hundred metres from Dalsland’s Museum.
 
Probably more than anything else, Dalsland is known as a mecca for kayakers and canoeists. For them, an annual highlight takes place on August 13. It’s the 55-km Dalsland Canoe Marathon – Sweden’s toughest canoe race through Sweden’s most beautiful province. The Dalsland Canal can also be seen from a passenger boat. Four different companies operate on the system of lakes, and the Canal is open to passenger boat traffic from May 1 to September 30.

Another popular way to experience the magnificent countryside of Dalsland is on a railway inspection trolley. You travel on disused railway lines straight into the wilderness, where you can spot elk, deer and various birds.
 
Other popular outdoor activities include guided beaver and elk safaris where you can also see predators like lynx and wolf. In Tresticklan National Park in northwestern Dalsland, by the Norwegian border, visitors can hike through large tracts of virgin forest, thin, barren pine forest and rift valley landscapes.
 
Dalsland also offers excellent fishing, whether it’s angling in small lakes or trolling in Vänern, Sweden’s largest lake. And by the shore of Vänern is Dalsland’s only town – Åmål – known for its international blues festival which this year takes place from July 7 to 10.
 
Links:
www.dalslandskanal.se (Dalsland Canal)
www.kanotmaraton.se (Canoe Marathon)
www.dvvj.com (Inspection trolleys)
www.vanerland.com (Vänern region)
www.hantverkshuset.com (House of Crafts)
www.fiskeland.com (Fishing in Dalsland)
www.vastsverige.com/fiske (Fishing in West Sweden)
www.bluesfest.net (Åmål Blues Festival)