August 4 | 11 am - 5 pm

1 Queenston St. Queenston

        
Join Niagara Parks Heritage as we celebrate the Louis Roy Press and its connection to the 1793 Act to End Slavery. Discover how Canada’s oldest printing press helped John Graves Simcoe shape the province of Upper Canada at the Mackenzie Printery during Simcoe Days. Discover 500 years of printing technology inside the restored home of publisher, rebellion leader, and Toronto's first mayor, William Lyon Mackenzie. Located in the quaint village of Queenston, the Mackenzie Printery offers visitors a hands-on experience with a working linotype and eight operating heritage presses. Don't miss the rare Louis Roy Press, the oldest printing press in Canada and one of the few original wooden presses remaining in the world.

During your visit, you’ll get a chance to set the type for a replica of the 1793 Act to End Slavery, right next to the press that originally printed it! 

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