GANANOQUE

 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3 & SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4

 MacDonald House- Gananoque Town Hall
30 King Street East, Gananoque

Saturday 10:00a.m - 4:00p.m  &  Sunday 10:00a.m - 4:00p.m
MacDonald House was built in 1831 when John MacDonald wed Henrietta Marian Mallory. He was a successful business man and leader in the community. In 1911, heirs of the McDonalds granted the dwelling to the Town for public purposes. The has been used for courts, jails, libraries, council meetings, and public offices.

Thousand Island Playhouse
185 South Street, Gananoque

Saturday 10:00a.m - 4:00p.m  &  Sunday 10:00a.m - 4:00p.m
Originally built in 1909 as the Gananoque Canoe and Motor Boat Club. In 1921, additions were made including the largest dancing floor of any club in Eastern Ontario. Friday night dances continued until 1979 and in 1982 the Playhouse took over the building. In 1936, four paddlers were chosen to represent Canada at the Berlin Olympics and in 1948 two more represented Canada in England.

 

St. John the Evangelis Church
270 Stone Street South, Gananoque

Saturday 10:00a.m - 4:00p.m  &  Sunday 10:00a.m - 4:00p.m
This majestic Romanesque limestone Church was built in 1889 with the blueprints of a particular parish church in Ireland. Of special interest is the slate roof with Christian symbols, the 1921 Italian carrera marble altar and the copy of Raphaels 1509 Disputation of the Eucharist in the Clerestory.