 Its creation is entirely the work of Sebastian Malinowski, a historian, teacher and social activist.The idea was born in 2004, at the occasion of the celebration of the 230th anniversary of the construction of the canal.A founding committee meeting was first held on March 31, 2005, in "III LO" premises, itself located since 1879 on the very area of the "Old Bydgoszcz canal natural park".