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Stack History Tour

Stack History Tour

(Of Central Canada)

Our Tour Gang

The Gang of Five (Joseph, Gene, Clayton, Kerry, and Me) have all confirmed for the whole tour. (Yay!) Current draft of the itinerary is below. You'll notice Hamilton has been dropped as it would have required driving through Toronto ("The horror! The horror!") and the original schedule was a bit overstuffed. This has allowed more time in Quebec City and Ottawa, two wonderful cities with plenty o' history to keep us busy. (Kerry has recently visited both, and claims he can guide us around without getting lost...)

I have coordinated car and hotel bookings, so we have a single point of contact. But this is five buddies travelling and sightseeing together, rather than a formal tour. So, I’m not collecting any fees up front. Instead, everyone can pay for their own meals, drinks, and venue tickets as we go. I have the rooms on my credit card and you can reimburse me as we go, or at the end. Same for gas and the car.

Itinerary: 4–10 May 2026

4–5 May 2026 (Monday–Tuesday): Quebec City, QC

4 May: We check out of our Montréal hotels early and take their shuttle to Montréal-Trudeau International Airport to pick up the rental car. Then drive to Quebec City (approximately 3 hours).

Stay two nights in Quebec City: St-Jo 38 Downtown (Terrace Apartment).

  • Plains of Abraham Battlefield Park.
  • Wolfe-Montcalm Monument.
  • Musée du Fort.
  • Voltigeurs de Québec Armoury (Quebec City Armoury).
  • The Citadelle of Quebec / La Citadelle (Post French & Indian War; home of the Vandoos - Royal 22e Regt and their museum).
  • Walking tour of old downtown.

6–7 May 2026 (Wednesday–Thursday): Ottawa, ON

Drive from Quebec City to Ottawa (approximately 4.5 hours).
Stay two nights in Ottawa (hotel TBC).

  • Walking tour of downtown Ottawa:
    • Rideau Canal,
    • Houses of Parliament,
    • Tomb of the Unknown Soldier,
    • Cenotaph…
  • Canadian War Museum (in a new facility with good displays & collections).
  • Diefenbunker (Cold War museum in a four-storey underground bunker).
  • Canada Aviation and Space Museum (outskirts of town.
  • Natural History Museum?

8 May 2026 (Friday): Kingston, ON

Drive from Ottawa, following Rideau Canal Lock stations to Fort Henry (approximately two hours).
Stay one night in Kingston (hotel TBC).

  • Bytown Museum on Garrison Life.
  • Fort Wellington (restored War of 1812 fortress).
  • Fort Henry (best preserved British fort in Canada).
  • Royal Military College Museum.
  • Martello Turrets (War of 1812 lake defences.

9 May 2026 (Friday): Oshawa, ON

Drive from Kingston to Oshawa, ON (approximately 2 hours).
Stay one night in Kingston (hotel TBC).

  • Ontario Regiment Tank Museum (largest tank/AFV museum in Canada, with many runners).
  • National Air Force Museum of Canada.

10 May 2026 (Saturday) Return to Montréal

Leave Oshawa and drive straight to Montréal-Trudeau International airport (approximately 4.5 hours), bypassing the city.

ETA Montréal-Trudeau NLT 2:00 PM — in time for everyone's flight.

Any errors, suggestions, or better ideas, let me know.

Looking forward to seeing all of you!
Daniel Thorpe
Updated 11 Apr 2026