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One               day               I               was               getting               ready               to               make               a               trip               to               Ft               Lauderdale               from               Richmond,               VA               and               my               kid,               who               is               up               in               Watertown,               NY,               says:               But               mom,               come               visit               me               first.
               You               know,               like               I               just               really               like               going               9               hours               each               way               out               of               my               way.

No               biggy,               eh?

But               then               she               says...
               There's               a               real               castle               here.
               *perk*
               Castle?

Well               why               didn't               you               say               that               to               begin               with!

I               was               on               my               way....

And               let               me               tell               ya.

She               lied.

There               was               not               *A*               castle,               oh               no...

there               are               TWO               castles               here!

See,               Watertown               is               on               the               edge               of               what               is               known               as               Thousand               Islands.

This               is               a               chain               of               islands               along               St               Lawrence               Seaway.

Some               of               these               islands               are               in               the               US,               some               are               in               Canada.

As               long               as               you're               on               a               boat               tour,               you               do               not               need               a               passport               or               have               anything               at               all               to               do               with               Customs.
               Yes,               there               is               actually               that               many               islands...

they               did               3               separate               surveys               over               a               3-year               period,               and               each               time               came               up               with               a               different               number.

Heh.

But,               the               nearest               anyone               can               tell               there               is               approx.

1,788               islands               in               this               little               section               of               river.

I               believe               them.
               From               the               US               side               the               easiest               thing               is               to               drive               up               81               til               ya               hit               12               then               go               north.

Go               on               a               few               miles               and               you               will               hit               Alexandria               Bay.

This               is               a               quaint               little               waterside               town               of               some               very               cool               shops               and               wonderful               restaurants.

It               also               has               several               boat               tours               happening.

We               opted               for               Uncle               Sam's               3-hour               tour               of               the               islands.

I               couldn't               believe               this               was               only               $16               a               piece!

What               a               deal.

This               was               a               double-decker               ferry               kinda               boat.

We               sat               up               top               (except               during               the               lightening)               and               oh               what               fun               we               had.
               Part               of               the               island               chain               is               Heart               Island               on               which               you               will               find               a               true               castle               in               the               medieval               style.

This               is               Boldt               Castle               and               was               built               at               the               turn               of               the               20th               century               by               a               guy               for               his               wife.

Unfortunately               she               died               before               completion               and               there               it               sat               for               years               and               years.

It's               now               owned               by               the               1000               Island               whos-its               and               they               are               keeping               it               as               Boldt               left               it               upon               his               death.
               There               is               another               castle               on               Dark               Island.

This               one               is               called               Singer               Castle               and               has               lots               of               hidden               passages               for               you               to               explore.

This               one               is               about               an               hour               boat               ride               from               Alex               Bay               so               do               check               the               schedules               and               get               there               to               allow               yourself               enough               time               to               explore.

This               one               even               has               a               Murder               Mystery               Dinner               you               can               get               in               on...

absolutely               the               better               of               the               two               castles.
               If               you               think               I'm               going               to               go               over               all               1000               Islands               individually,               you're               nuts.

But               part               of               the               allure               here               is               that               this               used               to               be               Pirate               alley.

A               lot               of               rum               running               and               smuggling               in               general               went               on               in               this               area.

Parts               are               in               Canadian               territory,               parts               in               US               territory.

The               best               way               really               is               to               take               a               long               tour               to               get               the               whole               feel               of               it               all.
               There's               Millionaire's               Row               and               oh               what               fantastic               places               these               are.

There's               the               little               bitty               hermit               island               with               a               very               interesting               story               behind               it               involving               the               planned               assassination               of               Abe               Lincoln;               There's               an               island               owned               by               the               not-so-secret               Skull-n-Bones               Society;               The               big               ol'               bridge               that               connects               Canada               to               the               US               and               was               built               in               different               sections               by               different               countries.

Talk               about               a               mish-mash...

they               didn't               even               try               to               make               it               the               same.

Funny.

There's               Grindstone               Island,               which               is               completely               owned               by               farmers               and               as               such               requires               no               driver's               license,               no               insurance,               no               license               plates,               no               speed               limits...

I               think               I               may               have               to               move               there.
               As               to               the               river               itself,               well,               it               isn't               just               about               touring               the               islands.

There               are               numerous               spots               to               begin               a               kayaking               journey               or               white               water               adventure.

You               can               rent               Jet               Skis               or               a               powerboat.

A               few               of               the               islands               are               parks               where               you               can               go               rock               climbing               or               lay               on               the               beach               all               day.

We               saw               some               young               guys               cliff               diving               as               we               passed               one               of               these               park/islands.

I               hope               that               picture               turns               out.
               In               short;               this               is               just               a               very               ultra-cool               place               to               visit.

There               is               so               much               to               do               here.

Azure               and               I               got               there               about               11AM               today               and               didn't               leave               until               9PM.

We               have               to               go               back               this               week               again               to               cram               in               more               sight               seeing.

Seriously.

And               the               whole               area               is               just               so               damn               gorgeous.

The               trees,               the               water,               the               cranes...

just               the               whole               package.

If               it               didn't               get               so               cold               as               to               freeze               that               huge               river               in               the               winter,               I'd               consider               moving               up               there.
               Oh               my               hell               and               the               food!

Restaurants               everywhere               and               such               incredible               eats               it               is               too.

By               the               end               of               the               day               we               were               both               in               such               pain               from               eating               entirely               too               much.

Do               stop               in               at               Cavallario's.

You               won't               miss               it,               there's               a               big               billboard               on               the               highway               with               a               Knight               on               it.

This               place               is               all               castle-themed               to               the               max               and               that               food               is               just               to               die               for.
               Another               good               bet               is               Admiral's               Inn               in               Alex               Bay.

Good               lobster               tails               and               the               staff               are               very               friendly.

This               one               is               on               the               main               drag               in               Alexandria               Bay.
               Then               of               course               there               are               all               the               gift               shops               full               of               tourist               crap...

the               stuff               life               is               made               of               in               my               eyes.

Do               look               through               them               all               though               before               you               buy               because               a               $20               beach               dress               in               one               is               $15               in               another               up               the               block...

Parking               is               free               if               you               take               a               boat               tour.
               I               didn't               have               to               stay               in               a               hotel               since               my               daughter               lives               20               minutes               away               from               it               all,               but               there               are               plenty               to               choose               from               if               you               need               one.

I               know               Pine               Tree               Point               has               a               3-day/2-night               package               for               like               $99               PP/dbl.

I               noticed               this               one               because               the               rooms               overlook               Boldt               Castle.

heh.
               Do               I               recommend               a               visit               to               this               area?

Do               you               even               have               to               ask?

This               is               a               place               worthy               of               planning               a               vacation               around.

If               you               get               bored               here,               it's               your               own               damn               fault.






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