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Frontenac County

County of Frontenac

A round lapel pin divided in two halves. The top half depicts a three masted sailing ship. The bottom half depicts a plow and sheaf of wheat in a field. Around the edge of the pin is a garter belt with the name “County of Frontenac”.

Frontenac County is home to the K&P Trail which runs along the retrofitted railbed of the former Kingston and Pembroke Railway. The three sections of the trail run just under 110 kilometres through Frontenac to the nearby Renfrew County.

Donated by Spencer Sandor

Central Frontenac, Township

A shield shaped lapel pin with large overlapping letters C and F at the centre. The letters are overtop of an image of a pin tree in the bottom right corner and a sun with rays in the top left. At the top is a loon swimming on water. At the bottom of the pin is the name “Central Frontenac”.

Central Frontenac’s is located on the edge of the Canadian Shield. A transition from fertile farmland in the south to rocky mining areas in the north, and its historical location on highways and railways traveling between the capital of Ottawa and the Golden Horseshoe made it an early trade hub which has remained a central connection point over the years.

Donated by Spencer Sandor

Kingston, City of

A lapel pin divided in two halves. The top have has a red background with fireworks exploding around a clocktower. The bottom half has a blue background with waves and the words Kingston Canada.

A round lapel pin with a white background and the name “Kingston Canada”. At the centre of the pin is a white martello tower on a red background surrounded by a border of four gold circles with maple leaves at the top, bottom and sides.

Kingston was the first capital of the united upper and lower Canadas from 1841-1844. The city was too close to the US border and susceptible to attack so it was moved. Martello towers used for defense are still present in the city.

Town Hall - Donated by Joe Tiernay

Martello Tower - Donated by Brandan Chowan

North Frontenac, Township

A round lapel pin with a scene of travellers standing on a hill looking out in the distance. To the left of the scene is a pine tree. To the right is a maple leaf. The pine tree and maple leaf are bisected by the border on either side of the pin. At the top of the border is the name “North Frontenac”. At the bottom of the border is the name “Township” and the date 1998.

North Frontenac was the first municipality to receive the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada's "Dark Sky Preserve" designation. The North Frontenac Dark Sky Pad and Observatory provides a free space for anybody to set up their own telescope and enjoy the beauty of the sky at night.

Donated by the municipality

South Frontenac, Township

A lapel pin shaped like the geographic borders of South Frontenac. Inside the boundaries is a circle with the words Township of South Frontenac. Inside the circle a single pine tree stands in silhouette in front of a setting sun. The tree stands on a shoreline that meets plowed fields and a green valley.

South Frontenac is home to the Holleford crater. A 2.3km diameter meteorite crater dating back ~550 million years!

Donated by the municipality

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Still Needed: Frontenac Islands

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