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Genoa-Kingston High School bids farewell to retiring principal - Dekalb Daily Chronicle
Fort Henry National Historic Site
County Road 2
Kingston, ON K7L 4V8
613-542-7388 or 800-437-2233
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Fort Henry National Historic Site is a living 1860 citadel with daily interactive programming, museum and exhibit tours, children's activities, three Gift Stores and licensed food and beverage services. Special military and music events are presented throughout the summer with a special focus on the World Famous Sunset Ceremonies presented each Wednesday evening in July and August.
Kingston Expert Tees
1165 Collins Bay
Kingston, ON K7P 2X6
613-384-8337
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Admission Charged
Visit two of eastern Ontario's hottest attractions. Swing away at Canada's largest aquatic golf accuracy range or putt around the Quarry Links Championship Miniature Golf Course, one of Canada's largest and most realistic, featuring scaled-down reproductions of famous PGA holes.
Kingston Haunted Walk
200 Ontario Street
Kingston, ON K7L 2Y9
613-549-6366
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Take an evening tour of Kingston's ghost stories and darker past by lantern-light or try the Ghosts of the Fort haunted tour of Fort Henry.
Kingston Family Fun World
23 Limeridge Drive
Kingston ON K7L 4V4
613-530-2707
Movie hotline 613-530-2707
3 Screen drive in featuring the latest hit movies - 1/2 mile lit go kart track - 6 cages batting tent and 18 hole mini golf. Minutes from downtown.
MacLachlan Woodworking Museum
2993 Hwy 2 East at Grass Creek
Park
Kingston, ON K7L 4X8
613-542-0543
A great collection of wood working tools animates the story of early homesteaders and local trades people. Watch for demonstration days in bread baking, blacksmithing, woodworking and more.
Miller Museum of Geology and Mineralogy
36 Union Street Miller Hall,
Queen's University
Kingston, ON K7N 3N6
613-533-6767
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Explore geology, the study of the Earth, at this fascinating museum at Queen's University. Here you will find a large gallery of rocks, minerals and fossils from around the world (including a duck-bill dinosaur), and the oldest known animal fossils.
Pump House Steam Museum
55 Ontario Street
Kingston, ON K7L 2Y2
613-542-2261
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Come and see what got the world fired up! Steam-fuel of the last century: powered engines, locomotives, and the pumps of the 1850's waterworks.
Nearby Attraction
1000 Islands Skydeck
Hill Island
Lansdowne, ON K0E 1L0
613-659-2335
Open daily 9am to dusk, mid April – end of October
Admission Charged, children 5 and under are free
The Skydeck is a unique attraction. Running continuously, the elevator takes only 40 seconds to reach the first (glass enclosed) of three observation decks and provide visitors with a spectacular photographic opportunity as they enjoy the panoramic view of the 1000 Islands and St Lawrence River stretched out 130 metres or 400' below.
