Kingston isn’t just the home of Queen’s but also home to many interesting people and places.
Kingston may not be as hip or happening as Toronto, Montreal or Vancouver, but it does have its own fair share of clout. Next time your friends attempt to put you down for going to university in a small town, let them know these facts:
- The International Hockey Hall of Fame is located in Kingston.
- The Kingston-Whig Standard is the oldest continuously publishing daily newspaper in Canada.
- Some of the best sailing in Ontario can be found at Porstmouth Olympic Harbour, where the sailing events during the 1976 Montreal Olympics was held.
- Kingston was the home of Canada’s first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald.
- Pop singer Avril Lavigne kick-started her career after being noticed singing at a Chapters bookstore in Kingston.
- Kingston is the birthplace of singer Bryan Adams.
- Academy Award-nominated Canadian actor and musician, Dan Aykroyd, resides in Kingston.
- Kingston served as the first capital of Canada, from 1841-1844. The city celebrates First Capital Day every June 15.
- Popular Canadian acts such as The Tragically Hip, Bedouin Soundclash and Sarah Harmer have their origins in Kingston.
- Kingston is recognized by the Hockey Hall of Fame as one of five potential birthplaces of hockey. The first inter-university game was played here in 1886 between Queen’s and the Royal Military College of Canada.
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