Since we couldn't check into the downtown Kingston marina until noon, we decided to do a quick tour into the Thousand Island area of the St. Lawrence river. This area has at least 1,600 islands. Boaters come from all over to anchor or tie up near one of the islands to hike, swim or fish. The water is clear and the Island range from small rocks to resorts. After getting to a section of islands we weaved through sailboats, shallow water, and rocky islands. We were back to Kingston by 12:30 so got into our slip with no problem. Except there was no 50 amp service near by which means no hot water (until we found 50 amp the last day.)
This is the view from the water of Kingston and the Confederation Basin Marina. This was actually taken from land while we were on a 1-hour Trolley Tour of Kingston.
There was a waterfront park next to our marina. On Wednesdays they have noon time entertainment playing outdoors and we took advantage of the oldies band. On Saturday the park hosted the "Taste of Kingston" and had bands playing also. It was a nice chance to sample some variety including smoked salmon, and some other sandwiches.
On Friday the 18th, I walked down to about the 20th Marine/Maritime Museum I have seen in the last year. This one concentrated on steam shipping and ship building techniques. Plus the buildings were the site of a dry dock and shipbuilding warehouse.
The pictures below show a walking beam steam engine model and the Coast Guard ship Alexander Henry that I could walk through.
Kingston did have some interesting architecture. Many of these were right next to the marina. The train station was original from the late early 1900's. 
The house had a feature common on many home of the 1800's in that it has an opening to allow carriages to pull through to the back of the house.
The view of the Confederation Basin Marina and downtown Kingston as we were leaving town on Sunday July 18. The wind was starting to pick up from the W and SW and we motored into it for about 20 miles on the eastern edge of Lake Ontario before reaching the protection of some islands and land.
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