Kingston Ontario: All About Kingston.

<body bgcolor="white" link="#996600" vlink="#6699cc" alink="#6699cc">  <center> <h1><font face="arial" size="5" color="#996600">Kingston, Ontario.</font></h1> <img src="kingstoncityhall.jpg" width="247" height="239" alt="Kingston Ontario City Hall." /> <br /> <table width="60%> <tr><td> <font face="arial" size="3" color="#6699cc"><h2>Kingston Ontario</h2></font> <p>Kingston is located on the north-east shore of Lake Ontario, equal distance from Toronto (Ontario's capital), Montreal, Ottawa (Canada's capital) and Syracuse, New York. In 1841 Kingston was the capital of Canada until shortly thereafter it was moved to Ottawa. Today, Kingston is still a very important city in Ontario and is nicknamed the "Limestone City" because of the many historic buildings built from the local limestone.</p> <p>Today Kingston is a modern community with old-world charm; a living mosaic of life in Ontario during the 1800's. There is a great wealth of Canadian history, architecture, and culture to be found in Kingston. The streets are lined with heritage homes and shops nestled in a picturesque setting along the Great Lake.</p> <table width="350"> <tr><td> <ul type="rectangle"><font face="verdana,arial" size="2" color="#330033"> <li>Discover the heritage.</li> <li>Experience the adventure.</li> <li>Explore the waterways.</li> <li>Participate in the festivals and organized activities.</li> <li>Enjoy the entertainment.</li> <li>Kick-back and relax.</li></font> </ul> </td><td valign="top"><img src="butterfly2.gif" width="89" height="89" alt="kingston butterfly." /></td></tr> </table> <p>Kingston is easily reached from Toronto (Ontario's capital), Montreal, Ottawa (Canada's capital) and Syracuse, New York via plane, train, bus, boat or automobile. (see Getting Here for distances and directions)</p> <p>Ranked one of the best city centres in North America, Kingston has a thriving downtown with unique shops & boutiques, restaurants, theatres, sports, heritage buildings, and non-stop entertainment in summer along its extensive user-friendly waterfront. </p> <p>Kingston is the county seat of Frontenac County. According to the 2011 Canadian census, the population of the city proper was 123,363, while the population of the metropolitan area was 159,561. </p> <p>Need Help? Have a question, suggestion or comment for the Beautiful Kingston web site? 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What to see in Kingston Ontario. What to do, where to stay and where to eat while in Kingston Ontario. Including maps, about Kingston Ontario, events, festivals, calendar, photos, pictures, directory of, business, products, services and the Kingston Ontario weather.</p> <p>"Kingston Ontario is a beautiful tourism city; it is well worth the venture out to see it.  There is always something going on from early spring to late fall and the winter sports, quiet and solitude makes Kingston Ontario Canada a great get-away spot to kick-back and relax.</p> <p align="center"><img src="on-the-water.jpg" alt="Kingston Ontario Photo" width="280" height="210" /></p> <p>"Make Kingston Ontario your next tourism destination . . . or better still move to Kingston Ontario and make it your home for life.  Kingston Ontario - what life is really all about. 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