Fort Henry plus F1 Movie in Kingston, Ontario

It's supposed to really start to rain after lunch today so we head to Fort Henry for it's opening at 10am. We join the first tour of the day and learn some of it's history. In Saskatchewan and Manitoba we visited forts and battle grounds that pertained to First Nations and Metis, battles within Canada. Fort Henry is all about tensions between Canada and the USA.

Fortified entrance

Fort Henry is a 19th-century British military fortress originally built on Point Henry during the War of 1812 to protect the British Royal Naval Dockyards. 

Views of Kingston from Fort Henry

The initial structure was replaced by the present, larger limestone fortress between 1832 and 1837. It was then redesigned to defend the Rideau Canal system, which was built after the War of 1812 to create a secure route for British troops and supplies between Kingston and Ottawa. 

Canons atop the fort

Old tunnels and stairwells

Commanders living quarters

Original rifles found

Courtyard of Fort Henry

This courtyard would have been used for military training exercises back in the day, but today we see a canon and gun firing demonstration. It is also used today to hosts events like music concerts and both Blue Rodeo and The Tragically Hip both performed here. 

Window seat tea

The sun is still out so we head into Kingston and run a few errands. Chris gets a haircut and before long the clouds roll in and the rain begins to come down hard. We find a cute coffee shop and sit out the rain until it's close to movie time. 

The Screening Room

We knew the rain was coming this afternoon so we planned to see the new F-1 movie and stay dry. The Screening Room movie house is a quaint, artsy theater with comfy seats that works well for the 3;40 movie. 

Cool old fashion movie theater

It's a 2.5 hour movie on top of previews so it's close to 7 by the time we get back to the RV. Another day done gone.