Kingston Visitors Guide 2008 - (Page 13) surfing Championships. And with as many as 200 shipwrecks resting in our clear waters, Kingston is one of the most popular scuba-diving destinations in Ontario. If golf is your passion, nine area courses are within easy reach, and if you like walking to keep fit, you’ll thoroughly enjoy a brisk mile through downtown residential streets lined with ivy-covered century homes. If you plan to visit us during the winter months, bring your cross-country skis or snowshoes and tour the beautiful scenery offered through the Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority's local conservation areas. Don your skates for a twirl around Market Square, our popular downtown outdoor ice skating rink. Kingston has always been renowned as a hockey town, so treat yourself to an exciting Ontario Hockey League game with the Kingston Frontenacs. You can be sure that no matter when you visit, Kingston will be alive with theatre, music and a wonderful variety of cultural activities. ANNUAL EVENTS AND FESTIVALS ing from the Canada DanceSport Competition to Chilifest to the Kingston Jazz Festival. We celebrate winter with events such as Feb Fest, the Kingston Winter Antique Show and Candy Cane Lane. SHOPPING /DINING To complement these opportunities, we also offer a multitude of annual festivals and events for the enjoyment of Kingstonians and visitors alike. These events showcase our wealth of hospitality. As you’ll discover, we love to entertain! Spring is a time for events such as the Kingston Canadian Film Festival, Maple Madness and Maritime Fest. During the summer months, you’ll enjoy the Dragon Boat Festival, the 1000 Islands Poker Run, Fort Henry Sunset Ceremonies, the Limestone City Blues Festival, Buskers Rendezvous and Sheep Dog Trials, just to name a few. Fall brings events rangPHOTO: KINGSTON SKYLINE, SVETLANA RYTCHKOVA In addition to the myriad of unique events and activities we offer, you’ll be impressed with the wonderful variety of shopping opportunities in Kingston, too. In our quaint downtown, some of our stores are longtime, family-owned and operated; some are small boutiques specializing in the unique and one-of-a-kind and some are galleries of beautiful handcrafted woven or glass pieces. A few minutes from downtown, the Cataraqui Town Centre and RioCan Centre offer a wide variety of stores — many you’ll know and others you’ll be delighted to discover — and dotted throughout the city, a host of other shopping gems beckon. You just might want to visit them all. Amid all of these wonderful activities, you’ll need to eat, and you’ll be thrilled with Kingston’s wonderful array of excellent dining establishments. Culturally diverse, we offer cuisine from all corners of the world, including Greek, Portuguese, Italian, Indian, Thai, Chinese, Szechwan, French, Texan, Japanese and Vietnamese, as well as, of course, vegetarian, seafood, pub fare and the list goes on. . . . One can choose ambience from casual to elegant and from a sidewalk café to a secluded stone patio garden. And no matter the season, you’ll find just the right mix of food and beverages at our cosy pubs. Spring or summer, fall or winter, Kingston welcomes you with a host of unique attractions, activities and events. The Limestone City awaits. ❑ www.kingstoncanada.com | visitor guide 2008 13 http://www.kingstoncanada.com
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