After attending a church service at a beautiful old Presbyterian Church in Sackets Harbor on Sunday morning, we proceeded north to the St. Lawrence River. Severe thunderstorm warnings were issued about 3:00 pm so we started thinking about a place to spend the night. We went in behind a breakwater at Cape Vincent and spent the night at their town dock.
Monday morning, June 4, we bicycled around town, met the volunteers at the Chamber of Commerce and Tibbetts Lighthouse only to leartn they both spend several months on Fripp Island every spring. It's a small world! We left about noon and proceeded down the St. Lawrence River and stopped at Heart Island where Boldt Castle is. George C. Boldt, millionaire proprietor of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City, set out to build a full sized Rhineland Castle for his wife. His wife died at the age of 42 and George never finished the castle. The structure stood empty from 1904 until 1977 when the Thousand Island Bridge Authority assumed ownership and is restoring the magnificent structures for the enjoyment of the present and future generations. Included as part of this site is the Boldt Yacht House a very large boat house with four slips under roof that are 128' long with the center bay being 64' high to house the family steam powered yacht. If your interested in more details go to www.boldtcastle.com.
Monday night was spent at the town dock in Alexandria Bay, NY. Tuesday we checked into Canadian Customs at Rockport, Ontario and had a beautiful ride to Kingston through the Canadian Thousand Islands.
1 comment:
Hi Chuck and Claria! Thanks for sharing your trip! Great blog! Myra and I also enjoyed touring the Heart shaped Island. Did you see the International Sailing Canoes in the main house? The class originated in that beautiful region.
Say Hi to our friends at Pigeon Lake and keep up the great blogging!
Best,
Myra and David
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