Macpherson was a major in the Lennox militia, operated the town's grist and saw mills, as well as the distillery and general store.

The first recorded settlement in the area of Greater Napanee is Ganneious, an Iroquois village, settled temporarily by the Oneida from approximately 1660 to 1690.

[6] Napanee's downtown core (along Dundas Street) is also lined with historical buildings dating back to the 1800s.

The Napanee Country Jamboree and the Voodoo Rockfest take place the third week of September annually.

[12] Population:[16] Mother tongue:[17] Some students commute a short distance to Ernestown Secondary School to the east in Loyalist township, Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School further east in Kingston, or Loyalist Collegiate and Vocational Institute for the LEAP and Challenge Program in Kingston.

A bus also takes students to Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute for the International Baccalaureate program.

The Raiders used to be the only EBJCHL team to ever capture the All Ontario title up until the Picton Pirates accomplished the task in 2013.

The Raiders were crowned the Schmalz Cup and PJHL Champions in the 2018-2019 season defeating the Grimaby Peach Kings.

[36] The Napanee North Key Express won the 2010 Canadian Junior fastball championship defeating the host Nova Scotia Eagles 6–1 in the national final.

Also in 2008, the Napanee (Bantam) Express girls fastball team captured the provincial tier II title defeating Oakville 7–4 in the final.

The Golden Hawks field teams in various sports including hockey, football, basketball, rugby, gymnastics, volleyball, swimming and track.

In 2008, the Napanee girls rugby team and the boys junior and senior squads all won league championships.

The downtown area of Napanee has experienced a recent revival and the gorgeous historical buildings are taking on a whole new life.

Wallace's, the oldest continuously operating drug store, is located on the corner of Dundas and John Streets.

Napanee is also the home of "La Pizzeria", made famous by Avril Lavigne's declaration to Rolling Stone Magazine that her "favorite pizza" was served there.

[43] A historical collection of programs stored at the theatre shows that Avril Lavigne performed on stage there as a child in productions of You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown, and Godspell.