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Gaskin Lion

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  • SpyCan
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    Monsieur Gaskin

    The Gaskin Lion is part of everyone's childhood if you grew up in Kingston. He is an iconic landmark of our beautiful city and is there to protect. Legend has it, he's been known to prowl around the w...

    Reviewed on Nov 18, 2023
  • baroom
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    Not a destination on its own

    We had nothing to do after dinner so we decided to walk along Ontario St and King St E and look for the Gaskin Lion which we belatedly found out to be steps away from Murney Tower --which we visited t...

    Reviewed on Aug 21, 2022
  • mariaedavila
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    A picture here?

    This was a donation made by the family of Captain John Gaskin (Mayor of Kingston - 1882) in 1909. It was restored in 2010 to commemorate the 100 anniversary of the Ukrainian settlement in Kingston.

    Reviewed on Sep 14, 2021
  • mikecaterina
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    Interesting

    Interesting history explaining the Iron Gaskin Lion. Well kept and nicely located, It had a descriptive board explaining the history.

    Reviewed on Aug 13, 2021
  • lunalove88
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    fun ....

    stopped for the heck of it as we saw it listed here on Tripadvisor....not really sure why it is there but it was a cute.

    Reviewed on Oct 3, 2020
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