Marine Museum of the Great Lakes at Kingston

Wonderful little museum with plans to grow. Will definitely go back to see how they have expanded.

Small but informal. Good history. If you find it boring, you must be boring! Friendly and knowledgeable staff. The history and information was delightful!

Worth taking time to stop by. This pay-what-you-can museum is just in the process of settling back into the location, but there it's still a wonderful glimpse into the ship building past of the area. Model ships and detailed, exquisite hand drawn blueprints. Staff are nice. There is a public washroom. Don't miss checking out the two impressive oil pastel portraits by Grant Macdonald. They're masterpieces.

The Marine Museum and the Alexander Henry (an imposing and magnificent Coast Guard Ship) are tributes not only to Kingston's history on Lake Ontario but to all the cities/towns on all of the Great Lakes.Over the years, as my grandsons grew from small boys to young men, we greatly enjoyed climbing onto the Alexander Henry and pretending that we were sailors out on one of the Great Lakes. Additionally,we were awed by the collection of maps, pictures, paintings, historical papers and other Great Lakes memorabilia that are protected in the museum. With the passing years my grandsons and I came to fully realize the importance of the Marine Museum in protecting the history of the Great Lakes. Now with great sorrow I have to tell my grandsons (who live in the US) that they will no longer be able to visit their friend ,the Alexander Henry, when they make their annual summer visit. The loss of the Marine Museum and the Alexander Henry is a tragedy for all of us who live in Kingston and who are proud of Kingston's history and a tragedy as well for all of those who visited the Marine Museum and the Alexander Henry as children and who want to visit the museum and ship with their children/grandchildren.So,if you are visiting Kingston before August 23rd 2016, a visit the Museum is a must before its doors are closed forever.

Great maritime museum, kid friendly. Interesting exhibit about the history and evolution of the Saint Lawrence Seaway. Hands on displays of various ship technologies, and spooky collection of artifacts from many of the great lake shipwrecks. Don't miss the chance to walk around the old coast guard ice breaker they have there, the Alexander Henry. We have been to many maritime museums but the freedom to explore the well preserved inner workings of the Alexander Henry is a truly unique experience. We came away with a better understand of how these big ships work and what life aboard would have been like.

Small Free museum definitely deserve donation. We had a very nice tour guide explaining different types of ships and boats on the lake by the time.15 to 30 min. They deserve a bigger location again

Friendly front desk staff. Unfortunately you must book tours to see most of the museum at this moment as they are still moving back into the space, but the front gallery has some ship models to look at. If you are lucky, you might see some peach blossom jellyfish (tiny, freshwater jellies) in the dry dock. Also fun to watch the sunfish in the dry dock.

This is an excellent museum. Our family of three thoroughly enjoyed it, including our 7 year old son. The main building is interesting as it is, but being able to tour the museum ship Alexander Henry just made our visit that much better. In the main building there are many different areas of interest and several hands on displays to keep the younger kids engaged. We spent a great deal of time in the waterways and shipping section, a big interest for our family. We also spent quite a bit of time on the Alexander Henry itself, enjoying being able to explore the ship at our leisure.

I give you five stars for your recent acquisition of the SS Keeweenaw ! She is a beautiful ship which used to reside down the street from my home near Saugatuck Michigan. She’s definitely a beauty And I’m so happy she will be well cared for.

The marine Museum has been a go to place for residents and tourists for years. We feel fortunate to have been able to see the Alexander Henry when you could even stay over night there.