Martello tower in Kingston

Kingston is a Tasty Destination with a Dash of History

 Many years ago, I was driving from Ottawa to Toronto with my nine-year-old son when he asked about Fort Henry, the historic 19th-century British military fortress on the shore of the Cataraqui and St. Lawrence River in Kingston, Ontario. I fondly recall our impromptu stop and the wonderful time we spent exploring

Man in the Shadows Sheds Light on History

 Former journalist and filmmaker Gordon Henderson’s first novel Man in the Shadows is a tremendously engaging historic novel about the assassination of D’Arcy McGee on April 7th, 1868. Photo of Gordon courtesy of Jason van Bruggen. To Canadian history buffs, the backstory is legendary: in 1867, three British colonies became