Hotel Kenney

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Hotel Kenney
General information
Location 59 Kenney Road, Jones Falls, Township of Rideau Lakes, Ontario
Opening 1877
Technical details
Floor count 3
Website
http://www.hotelkenney.com/

Hotel Kenney is a hotel near Jones Falls on the Rideau Canal in the township of Rideau Lakes, Ontario, Canada. Parks Canada describes the hotel as having been built as a fishing lodge in a period when excursion steamers operated along the canal. [1]

Rideau Canal Canal in Canada

The Rideau Canal, also known unofficially as the Rideau Waterway, connects Canada's capital city of Ottawa, Ontario, to Lake Ontario and the Saint Lawrence River at Kingston, Ontario. It is 202 kilometres in length. The name Rideau, French for "curtain", is derived from the curtain-like appearance of the Rideau River's twin waterfalls where they join the Ottawa River. The canal system uses sections of two rivers, the Rideau and the Cataraqui, as well as several lakes. The Rideau Canal is operated by Parks Canada.

Rideau Lakes, Ontario Township in Ontario, Canada

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The hotel was built in 1888, on the site of an earlier building which had been destroyed in a fire. [2] It is open early May to late October.

The hotel was owned by members of the Kenney family for many years. In 2008, Franklin Folts, a clothing store owner and resident of Martha's Vineyard, bought the hotel at an auction. [3]

Marthas Vineyard island in the United States of America

Martha's Vineyard is an island located south of Cape Cod in Massachusetts that is known for being an affluent summer colony. Martha's Vineyard includes the smaller Chappaquiddick Island, which is usually connected to the Vineyard, though storms and hurricanes have separated them, as in 2007. It is the 58th largest island in the United States, with a land area of 100 square miles (260 km2), and the third-largest on the East Coast of the United States, after Long Island and Mount Desert Island. Martha's Vineyard constitutes the bulk of Dukes County, Massachusetts, which also includes the Elizabeth Islands and the island of Nomans Land.

The hotel was nominated in Today magazine as "Best Small Hotel in Canada," the hotel's website claims. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Rideau Canal National Historic Site of Canada - Jones Falls Lockstation: A Walking Tour". Parks Canada. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  2. ↑ "Heritage Driving Tour - Morton to Crosby". Township of Rideau Lakes. January 1, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  3. ↑ Prentice, Michael (May 3, 2008). "'I am not a saviour,' says new Hotel Kenney owner". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
  4. ↑ Hotel Kenney

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