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Marine Museum of the Great Lakes

History of shipping and shipbuilding on the Great Lakes, including the history of the Calvin Shipyard formerly on Garden Island. This museum reopened at the 1892 federal Kingston Dry Dock, a national historic site, in late 2021.

Address: 55 Ontario Street
Website: marmuseum.ca (opens in a new tab)

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Pump House Steam Museum
Steam-powered water pump house built with the latest in 1891 technology, restored 1973 by Frontenac Society of Model Engineers. Like other city-owned tourism and recreation venues (such as the Woodworking Museum, pools, arenas and the Grand Theatre box office) this museum is prone to being closed on statutory holidays.
May-Aug: 10AM-5PM; Sep-Nov: noon-4PM$5/person
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Ahoy Rentals
Downtown Kingston, sailing lessons ($95/2 hr) and bicycle rentals ($25/day).
$40/day canoe/kayak $105/day sailboat
Eat
White Mountain Homemade Ice Cream
Quality ice-cream that is a tad pricy, but truly is one of the best home made ice creams you will ever taste. The store provides a large variety of ice cream flavours that are served on store-made waffle cones. Avoid the "large" size cones as they are impossible to finish even halfway. Closed in winter.
Drink
Kingston Brewing Company
Clarence St. near the intersection of Ontario St. As implied by its name, this pub brews its own beer and offers many seasonal beers. Notable brews from KBC include White Tail, Dragon's Breath, Regal Lager ("the palindromic pint"), and the pub's own apple cider. KBC also offers beers from other companies, including Guinness, and other well known brands. They have a monthly "Brewer's Whim" which is usually a Canadian microbrew.