Kingston Visitors Guide 2008 - (Page 11) ONLY IN KINGSTON PHOTOS: GIRL, TIM FORBES; FORT HENRY GUARD, COURTESY FORT HENRY NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE; THE MARINE MUSEUM, BERNARD CLARK Strategically situated at the convergence of Lake Ontario, the St. Lawrence River and the Rideau Canal, the city is located within a 2 1/2-hour drive to Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa and upper New York State. Kingston recently earned recognition with UNESCO’s newest World Heritage Site designation of the Rideau Canal, Fort Henry National Historic Site and Kingston fortifications. Our region is also recognized as part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves with the Frontenac Arch Biosphere. At the heart of this attention lies a community that has charmed residents, travellers and students of the Royal Military College and Queen's University, Canada’s oldest degree-granting institution, for more than 100 years. We are also blessed with a rich cultural life and the talents of celebrated academics and entrepreneurs, politicians and artists, writers and musicians. We’re a city of festivals to herald every season, and outstanding theatre, dining, shopping and outdoor recreation opportunities. HISTORY/ARCHITECTURE ical activity; hence our nickname “The Limestone City.” With historic architecture, beautiful scenery and a vibrant, artistic community abuzz with new events and attractions, Kingston is a city where there are always places to go and things to see. City tours by trolley or on foot with professional guides provide an excellent introduction and give you a flavour for our lifestyle and our Loyalist heritage. Our colourful history began as Cataraqui, a 17thcentury trading post, and continued, becoming Kingston, the first capital of the United Canadas, in 1841. We stand on a solid limestone foundation, deposited millions of years ago by ancient geolog- www.kingstoncanada.com | visitor guide 2008 11 http://www.kingstoncanada.com
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