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Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Exploring History: Royal Visit, 1901
The Prince and Princess of Wales (future King George V and Queen Mary) embarking on the S.S. Corona in Niagara-on-the-Lake, bound for Queenston and Niagara Falls on Oct. 13, 1901.

Photograph of the Prince and Princess of Wales (future King George V and Queen Mary) embarking on the S.S. Corona in Niagara-on-the-Lake, bound for Queenston and Niagara Falls on Oct. 13, 1901.

The royal visit to Canada in 1901 began Sept. 16 when they arrived in Quebec City. By train, they visited Montreal, Ottawa, Winnipeg, Regina, Vancouver, Victoria then Toronto. On the evening of Oct. 12, they arrived in Niagara-on-the-Lake, spending the evening at the Queen’s Royal Hotel (formerly located on Front Street along the shore). On Oct. 13 they took the steamer S.S. Corona to Niagara Falls via Queenston, then returned to the Queen’s Royal Hotel that evening. On the morning of Oct. 14, they left Niagara by train and visited Kingston, Brockville, Sherbrooke, Saint John and Halifax, where they concluded the tour and returned home to England on Oct. 21.

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