Sunday, June 24, 2012

Clayton, NY the Thousand Islands and Boldt Castle

Clayton, NY
Clayton Municipal Marina
June 22-23

After we left Sackets Harbor we headed about 40 miles to the Clayton, NY and the Thousand Islands Region on the Saint Lawrence River.  The trip was very nice, especially the river part.  We went to the Clayton Municipal Marina where it is first come first served.  There is one long dock that boats can tie up on either side.  One side faces the land and is more protected so we all tied up on that side.  There is not much electric on the dock and only two 50 amp connections.  We were pretty early so we were able to get one of the 50 amp connections.  The marina is right next to the Antique Wooden Boat Museum and only a few blocks from town.  This is a great boating area and there are a ton of old wooden boats around so it was treat for me.  We were also fortunate to be here on a weekend with old steam powered small craft with great whistles.  The weather was great and we spent two lovely days walking around town, taking a boat tour of the Thousand Islands and visiting Bolt Castle on Heart Island.  We are heading to Canada on Sunday and will be there for about a month before heading back to Ohio.  Internet service will be spotty so I will try to update as often as possible.

 Leaving Sackets Harbor
 "Kismet", "Jim's Joy" and "Native Son" following
 Windmills on Wolfe Island
 The side of one of the buildings in town
 Great wooden boats
 One of the steam powered boats letting off some steam
 The public launch ramp was in our marina
 We have not seen a really good sunset in a while
 Not sure where he is taking the golf cart
After sundown
 The next morning we were greeted with a rainbow
 Looking at the marina from across the harbor

 Nice houses in Clayton

A tour of the Thousand Islands by boat
 Our tour boat
 Old boats everywhere
 There are actually over 1,800 islands
 A group of campers on Wellsely Island
 Looks like a family reunion
 Someone built a tower to view the awesome scenery
 Canada on one side and US on the other
 Tom Thumb Island
The Thousand Islands Bridge
 Saint Lawrence
 The osprey are doing well
 The worlds smallest international bridge

 Dean and Beth
 One of the only man made islands

Boldt Castle on Heart Island
 Taken from the boat
 Up close on the island
 George Boldt
 Louise Boldt for whom the castle was built
 A grand staircase
 Joy and Jim.  Jim is in the construction business so he really liked the tour
 This sums it up
 The stained glass dome from the first floor looking up
 The children's Playhouse
 The Boldt Castle Yacht House on Wellesley Island across the river
 Guess Who
 One of the tall ships in Clayton

The Antique Wooden Boat Museum
 There were a few boats that were made in Sandusky, OH
 The Lyman Brand
 Chris Craft
 A one of a kind 38' Lyman
 The plaque describing the boat above
George Byers is from Columbus, OH

No comments:

Post a Comment