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In Sir John A's Footsteps

In Sir John A.'s Footsteps: A Kingston Walking Tour

"In Sir John A.'s Footsteps," by Kingston writer Arthur Milnes, is a self-guided, one-hour walking tour through the streets of Kingston, home of Sir John A. Macdonald — Canada's first Prime Minister.

Now, you can choose your narrator for the tour from a growing list that includes the Rt. Hon. Jean Chretien, the 20th Prime Minister of Canada, the Peter Milliken, former MP for Kingston & the Islands and former Speaker of the House of Commons, and hockey greats Don Cherry and Jim Dorey.

HOW TO TAKE THE TOUR

The printed guides for the walking tour, along with MP3 players pre-loaded with the audio accompaniment, are available to visitors at the Tourist Office across from City Hall on Ontario Street.

Alternatively you can prepare for the walking tour yourself by ...

  1. Downloading and printing a Walking Tour Map [PDF: 390KB] (The Walking Tour Map [PDF: 390KB] is also available in French)
  2. Downloading the audio to your own MP3 player after choosing your narrators:
    1. Don Cherry, with Jim Dorey
    2. Jean Chretien, with Peter Milliken
    3. French narration, with Peter Milliken

A Virtual Tour

Can't come to Kingston? You can follow "In Sir John A.'s Footsteps" online through the images and audio of our
virtual tour.

 

 

This page last modified: January 30, 2012, at 10:08 a.m.