Here in Kingston at 1 Lappan’s Lane

Here in Kingston at 1401 Highway 2

Here in Kingston at 303 York Street

Here in Kingston at 8 Gable Lane

Escape Room: A Culinary Pursuit

Escape Room: A Culinary Pursuit

May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 Bill Gowsell 1 Comment Alcan, American Sioux, Annie Oakley, Buffalo Bill Cody, Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, Cataraqui Race Course, General George Custer, history, Kingston, Little Big Horn River, Novelis, Phoebe Ann Moses, Sitting Bull, US Army

Here in Kingston at 1 Lappan’s Lane is Novelis Inc. Formerly Alcan, this land, and the high, all-seeing sign that has dominated the Kingston landscape for decades, was also the site of a very famous visitor to Kingston. William Cody and his Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show came to

Culture Here in Kingston History News

April 26, 2019April 26, 2019 Bill Gowsell 0 Comments abandoned cemetery, amalgomation, Bill Gowsell, grave robbers, gravediggers, gravestones, Heritage Kingston, heritage site, Highway 2, history, John MacKenie, Kingston, limestone vault, Milton, Milton Cemetery, Milton Cemetery Board, Ontario Heritage Act, Pittsburg Township, settlement of Kingston, St. Lawrence River, Thomas Milton, vault

There are artifacts of our history around every corner of Kingston, and as you walk down Penny Lane to 1401 Highway 2, you will come across a pioneer cemetery with history waiting to be discovered. Milton Cemetery at 1401 Highway 2 has long been abandoned from its original purpose.

Culture Here in Kingston History News Sports & Recreation

April 15, 2019April 15, 2019 Bill Gowsell 1 Comment 303 York Street, Burns McKane, Farmers' Market, harness racing, history, horse racing, Kingston, Kingston Fairgrounds, Kingston Fall Fair, Original Hockey Hall of Fame, sport, The Crystal Palace, the Memorial Centre, track

Here in Kingston at 303 York Street stands the Memorial Centre, which holds a farmer’s market, hockey games, rib festivals, a dog park, and the Kingston Fall Fair. The field that now welcomes rib specialists and midway rides, was originally a place of battle for harness racing athletes. Harness

Here in Kingston History News

March 28, 2019March 28, 2019 Bill Gowsell 1 Comment 1885, architecture, Bill Gowsell, Dr. Charles Clarke, Dr. William George Metcalf, Here in Kingston, history, Kingston, Patrick Maloney, Rockwood Asylum, Rockwood cottages, Rockwood Insane Asylum, Sarah Gowsell, stabbing, William Coverdale

Here in Kingston at 8 Gable Lane are the remnants of the Rockwood Asylum. Overlooking beautiful Lake Ontario, the asylum was built to bring relief to mentally ill people who were often cast into gaols, almshouses, or left to wander the streets. In the 19th century, what constituted a

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