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Quinte West

AFGHANISTAN REPATRIATION MEMORIAL

Welcome to this place of contemplation and tribute to Canadian soldiers who lost their lives in the war in Afghanistan.

BUSTER ALYEA

"Buster" Alyea was a prominent mayor of Trenton elected 1940.

CHAMPLAIN'S WAR PARTY 1615

In September, 1615, a small party of Frenchmen, commanded by Samuel de Champlain, and some five hundred Huron Indians, passed down the Trent River.... READ MORE

CIVIC MEMORIAL TREE

A civic memorial tree commemorates one of the first actions of the City of Quinte West, incorporated January 1, 1998.

HOLLYWOOD NORTH

Trenton was home to one of Canada's earliest and longest running film studios, built on this site in 1917.... READ MORE

HUGH O'NEIL

A friendship garden honouring Hugh O'Neil invites passersby to sit a spell and contemplate the serenity of Trent Port.

MOUNT PELION

Mount Pelion in the heart of Trenton offers a splendid view of the Trent River valley and the Bay of Quinte. Follow in the steps of Samuel de Champlain!... READ MORE

ROY BONISTEEL

Every day a likeness of Roy Bonisteel sits on a park bench, open book in hand, ready to read to eager visitors. It's another interpretation of Man Alive.... READ MORE

TRENTON COOPERAGE MILLS

FOUNDED 1908 BY EBEN JAMES I (1874-1949)... READ MORE

TRENTON POST OFFICE

The door of the old Trenton Post Office has taken an official pounding...... READ MORE

WALLBRIDGE

This "remarkable little town" has the distinction of being home of Ontario's oldest municipal government.