Kingston and Fort Henry

Kingston is where the St Lawrence River meets Lake Ontario. It was once the capital of Canada, but after its citizens decided to build a town hall in keeping with its status, it was promptly replaced by Montreal. In keeping with its military importance, there was a huge fort (Fort Henry) built here to ensure the USA didn’t expand here. Unfortunately as it is October, most of the fort was shut, but I visited it anyway.

I took a cruise along the St Lawrence river to see the 1000 Islands, which include some artificial ones as well as several that are parks. The day was dry, and the autumn colours were nice. It was interesting to see all the small forts along the river, and understand that the relationship between Canada and the USA was not always cordial.