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Ardath House, Wolfe Island, 1930s
Charles William Grant, the son of Marie-Charles Joseph Le Moyne (Baroness Longueuil), acquired the title of fifth Baron of Longueuil in 1841. He held numerous properties on Wolfe Island and in Kingston, including Alwington House and Ardath House, or “The Castle,” as Islanders called it, pictured above. Ardath House was a 25-room manor built in [...]
Weekly Poll: May Long Weekend
It’s going to be gorgeous this weekend. OK, I have no idea if that’s true, but for the sake of today’s poll, let’s go with it because, quite frankly, I’ve had enough of winter and I need to start thinking about tomatoes and geraniums. This coming weekend is always one of my favourites. As a [...]
Guide to Homegrown
Homegrown Live Music Festival is celebrating its 5th year tomorrow, May 11th, at 10 downtown venues. The festival showcases some of Kingston’s finest musicians all in support of Joe’s MILL and The Partners in Mission Food Bank. Each venue will play host to one specific genre of music. By purchasing a bracelet for a mere [...]
Kingstonist’s Challenge #79: Buy into a CSA
Welcome to Kingstonist’s weekly challenge, dare, resolution or whatever you prefer to call it. Each week we establish a new and ambitious community goal, encouraging our readers, followers, friends and families to step out of their comfort zones and do something great, and hopefully a little out of the ordinary. Consider this your official and [...]
Hall Monitor: Speed of Money
Last night, city council, staff and the public gathered in City Hall for Kingston City Council meeting number 13-2013. The city has published the agenda and addeds online. The meeting seemed to fly by, with us letting out just before 9:30 – but quite a bit got accomplished in those two quick hours. The largest, by far, [...]
Kingston Corkage
I’ll admit it – I am never one to turn away a glass of vino – red or white, sweet or dry, chilled or room temperature. With Spring seemingly passing by as summer weather rapidly invades the Kingston core, I see myself endlessly looking forward to gatherings with friends and family at the beautiful restaurants [...]
Weekly Poll: Best Golf Course
I don’t know a whole lot about golf. I’ve never played, and although I have many friends and family who do, it’s just never appealed to me. So I thought I’d take on this week’s poll about golf courses because I want everyone to be able to find a way to relate and vote. Although [...]
The Kingston Crystal Palace
Baseball season is here! This photo of a Kingston game circa 1925 is of interest for more than just that reason though. The photograph is one of few which gives clear vantage of the building in the background, the Crystal Palace. Built in 1856, the Kingston Crystal Palace was the first one built in Canada. [...]
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