Wednesday 6/25 – Friday 7/4
Like ducks in a row, the company of boats hover about the canal, awaiting the first morning opening of the lock gates and with the prompt from the lockmaster, all of us are orchestrated into the lock chamber. The crossing of Lake Ontario lay ahead of us all and as we head our respective ways, Puffin's course leads us towards Cape Vincent on the St. Lawrence River. With fair winds but moderate beam seas, we are relieved of our six hour trek as we reach the relative shelter of the St. Lawrence. Upon arrival at the free town docks of Cape Vincent , we are greeted by our new looper friends, Dick & Char on “Ellen Leigh” and after exploring the town together, all of us enjoy a yummy steak barbeque on the docks, followed by a decadent amount of ice cream sundaes. Royce & I continue our cruise of the Thousand Islands, staying for several days at the Pier 225 Marina in the town of Clayton where we check out the shops, catch a waterfront concert and especially enjoy the Antique Boat Museum. Our next stop is an afternoon visit of Alexandria Bay, followed by an overnight stay at Keewaydin State Park Marina where we take advantage of their olympic-size pool. The marriage of rocky outcroppings and trees defining the myriad islands are beautiful sights in themselves but many are embellished with palatial homes and some are even endowed with castles, like the famous Boldt castle that we visit on Heart Island. After docking for the evening at Kring Point State Park, we cruise to yet another incredible island , this one the site of Singer Castle. As you might have surmised, the Thousand Islands attracted the society of wealth bringing with it the associated flamboyant construction of homes and hotels. Following our tour of Singer Castle, we clear Canadian Customs at Rockport to allow us to explore the Canadian side of the St. Lawrence River. The next few days, we cruise around the Canadian Thousand Islands area docking at Grenadier, Beau Rivage and Milton National Parks as well as provisioning at the Gananoque Marina. Our next adventure leads us to Kingston, Ontario where we will begin our journey north to Ottawa transiting the Rideau Canal.


Ducks In A Row

Barbeque With Dick & Char

Clayton

Antique Boat Museum

Cool Boat

Row Boats

Fast Boats

InBoards, Outboards, Never Bored

Rolls "Royce"

Bellows Air Horn

Boldt Castle

Boldt Power House

What A Roof!

Boldt Interiors

Boldt Boat House

Beautiful Rocks & Trees

Singer Castle

Singer Interior

Beautiful Island Home

Gananoque Town Hall

Milton Park On The 4th Of July