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Kingston
About Kingston
Kingston is not really a city but a rural community on the Kingston Peninsula, located between two great rivers of New Brunswick, the St. John River named by Samuel d’Champlain and Kennebecasis River named by the Malicet. Kingston Historic District is of significant historical and scenic interest and includes 1810 Carter House (tea room & gift shop), 1910 MacDonald Consolidated school (the first such rural school in New Brunswick, and includes the museum), 1788 Rectory & 1788 Union House (has been the continuous home of Anglican ministers) 1788 Union House (starting as an inn and today a store & gas station) and the 1789 Trinity Church (the oldest Anglican church in New Brunswick designated by Parks Canada as a significant heritage site) and the Loyalist Burial Ground. All this and scenic, rural vistas!
Local highlights
- See the River light house and enjoy the ferry boat tours-all ferries in New Brunswick are free and have a unique identity. Most ferries are cable operated!
- The John Fisher Memorial Museum is a mine of information of rural life and highlights every year the significant arts, crafts and culture of the community in the summer exhibit.
- Day trip from Saint John and Fredericton, scenic river and farm vistas all the way… this is a community, originally settled by the United Empire Loyalists, who lives and loves amongst it’s heritage.
Highlights in the vicinity
- The community boasts two unique Saturday morning Farm Markets both serving tasty breakfasts and hosting farmers and crafters alike, allowing the buyers to deal directly with the producers.
- The Hampton Marsh is a world-renowned duck paradise, where in spring thousands of returning birds find one small stretch to congregate on their way back from winter south.
- The ‘bed-room’, lying at the mouth of Kingston Creek is known as a cozy over night mooring location for sailors on the great St. John River …
- The Moss Glen Nature Trail is a roadside trail, easily accessible and is a fine example of old forest, going to selective cutting to clear cutting practices. The trail includes a storyboard to explain the different phases.
Good to know
- No. of inhabitants: 3400
- Timezone: UTC -5
- Weather: Temperate
- Emergency tel. number: 911
Local transport
- There is no local transportation … you arrive at various points by cable ferry
Inbound transport
- Nearest airport: Saint John (approximately 20-30 min depending on ferry) and Moncton (1.5 hour)
- Nearest train station: Saint John
- Car: Rentals at the airport. Kingston lies at the intersection of NB rte 850 & 845.
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