July 9 - 11 Clayton to Gananoque to Kingston
We left Clayton at 9 am on Wednesday and motored first to Boldt Castle and the Thousand Islands. The Thousand Islands is actually a group of more than 1800 islands on the Saint Lawrence River. It is stunningly beautiful, and the river seems more like a pristine lake.
Boldt Castle did not disappoint! It was built in 1900 by the hotel millionaire magnet George Boldt for his wife and was designed as a summer dream home. The saddest part of this story is that Mrs. Boldt died before the completion of the home and Mr. Boldt abandoned the project. The Thousands Island Bridge Authority owns it now and is continuing to renovate it, since it sat vacate for over 70 years. Hopefully the pictures below do it justice.
After leaving Boldt Castle we motored to Gananoque - try to pronounce that one! It has a great waterfront, and we even got to swim in the St. Lawrence River. On the ride over, I was surprised by the number of Swans we saw - Canadian geese, I get.
Thursday, we motored to Kingston. Kingston is located at the mouth of the St. Lawrence and the Cataraqui rivers. It is known as "the Limestone City" for its grand 19th century buildings including numerous churches and the waterside Kingston City Hall. We walked all over town and visited the Great Lakes Museum and Pumphouse at the site of old Dry Dock and ship building wharf. Had a great "local" meal at the Pilot House Pub with another looper!
On to other Canadian towns tomorrow!
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