Wow, we have bandwidth again, bandwidth that is not limited as it was when we were in Canada to 1/2 gig per day, 1/2 gig is about 3 minutes of FaceTime per day with our grandchildren then our speed is less then a snails pace.
We caught up with our travels on our blog, did some finances, board meeting for Fred, laundry and grocery shopping.
Wellesley Island State Campground was the perfect stop for our four days in this area, 1/2 price camping was an added bonus.
On a beautiful blue sky day we decided to do the tourist thing and took Uncle Sam Boat Tours’ tour of the 1000 Island area. To our surprise when we showed up there was tree tour buses of people waiting in line. The tour guide gave a house by house story of wealth and opulence as we motored for 22 miles. Our final stop was the Boldt Castle, built by a Prussian Immigrant who after making a fortune in the hotel business built this castle for his beloved wife at the turn of the 20th century. When his wife died at the age of 42 (tuberculosis) he abandoned the entire project. The castle sat vacant, unfinished and vandalized until the 70’s and today the 1000 Island Bridge Authority owns the property, it was decided that through the use of all net revenues from the castle operation it would be preserved for the enjoyment of future generations. Several million has been invested so far for the preservation of this property.
The Thousand Islands (constitute an archipelago of 1,864 islands[1] that straddles the Canada–US border in the Saint Lawrence River. They stretch for about 50miles. The islands range in size from over 40 square miles to smaller islands occupied by a single residence, or uninhabited outcroppings of rocks. To count as one of the Thousand Islands, emergent land within the river channel must have at least one square foot of land above water level year-round, and support at least two living tree.
The Boldt Castle Property was unique, beautiful and peaceful. We are glad we were able to get off the tour boat and experience one of the 1,864 Islands.