Hotel Kenney is a hotel near
Jones Falls
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on the
Rideau Canal in the township of
Rideau Lakes
Rideau Lakes is a township located within Leeds and Grenville United Counties in Eastern Ontario, Canada. The township was incorporated on 1 January 1998 by amalgamating the former townships of North Crosby, South Crosby, Bastard, South Burgess a ...
,
Ontario
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, Canada.
Parks Canada describes the hotel as having been built as a fishing lodge in a period when excursion steamers operated along the canal.
The hotel was built in 1888, on the site of an earlier building which had been destroyed in a fire. 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.
The hotel was nominated in
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magazine as "Best Small Hotel in Canada," the hotel's website claims.
Hotel Kenney
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References
External links
Hotel KenneyGordon's Estate Services: Hotel Kenney
Hotels in Ontario
Buildings and structures in Leeds and Grenville United Counties
Hotel buildings completed in 1888
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