The Marine Museum and the Alexander Henry (an imposing and magnificent Coast Guard Ship) are tributes not only to Kingston's history on Lake Ontario but to all the cities/towns on all of the Great Lakes.Over the years, as my grandsons grew from small boys to young men, we greatly enjoyed climbing onto the Alexander Henry and pretending that we were sailors out on one of the Great Lakes. Additionally,we were awed by the collection of maps, pictures, paintings, historical papers and other Great Lakes memorabilia that are protected in the museum. With the passing years my grandsons and I came to fully realize the importance of the Marine Museum in protecting the history of the Great Lakes. Now with great sorrow I have to tell my grandsons (who live in the US) that they will no longer be able to visit their friend ,the Alexander Henry, when they make their annual summer visit. The loss of the Marine Museum and the Alexander Henry is a tragedy for all of us who live in Kingston and who are proud of Kingston's history and a tragedy as well for all of those who visited the Marine Museum and the Alexander Henry as children and who want to visit the museum and ship with their children/grandchildren.So,if you are visiting Kingston before August 23rd 2016, a visit the Museum is a must before its doors are closed forever.