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Quirky Kingston

October 9, 2019October 9, 2019 Chris Morris 3 Comments Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Kingston, Cricket Field, Fort Frontenac, Fort Henry, forts, Kingston, Kingston Mills Road, Martello Towers, military buildings, oddities, quirky Kingston, Royal Military College of Canada (RMC), street names, The Hub, The Hub Group, third crossing, traffic circle

With the exception of a couple of years in college (and not even that far away — I was in

Water tower, Queen's West Campus

A brief guide to the urban legends of Kingston

July 2, 2019July 9, 2019 Chris Morris 7 Comments Bill Stevenson, Breakwater Park, City Hall, Discovery Channel, Ikea, Kingston Penitentiary, Kosso Eloul, Lino's, Martello Towers, Prince George Hotel, Prison for women, Queen's University, Shark Week, sharks, St. George's Cathedral, St. Lawrence College, Strathcona Park, Time sculpture, Urban legends, Wolfe Island, Wolfe Island tunnel

It took many years for someone to convince me that the limestone tower on Queen’s west campus was never, in