Fort Henry and Kingston

Fort Henry National Historic Site / Part Of The UNESCO Rideau Canal World Heritage Site · Kingston, Ontario

A limestone fortress built between 1832 and 1837 on a hill above Kingston harbour, where the St. Lawrence leaves Lake Ontario, ⚠ PART OF THE RIDEAU CANAL UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE along with Kingston's Martello towers. In summer, the Fort Henry Guard - students in 1860s British uniforms - drill, fire muskets and artillery, and stage a Sunset Ceremony with music and cannon. Below the fort, Kingston itself was the first capital of the Province of Canada, a city of grey limestone buildings, a waterfront city hall, Queen's University and boat cruises into the Thousand Islands. Kingston Penitentiary, closed in 2013, now runs tours. ⚠ FORT HENRY'S DAYTIME PROGRAMS RUN ONLY FROM LATE MAY TO EARLY SEPTEMBER.

1 Fort Henry Drive, Kingston, Ontario, K7K 5G8, Canada

Fort Henry daytime programs run from roughly late May to early September; the Sunset Ceremony runs on selected summer evenings; Fort Fright runs in October. Kingston is open year round. ⚠ HOURS AND PRICES NOT VERIFIED FOR THIS FILE.

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