1000 Islands

We took the Uncle Sam Boat Tour around the American and Canadian sections of the 1000 Islands.  The boat tour was pretty cool!  We saw lots of neat old mansions and some beautifully remodeled homes on "Millionaire's Row". 

Ready to start our cruise!
(nice face Katie)

We got to cruise right past this old pirate ship.
Not something everyone gets to do on this tour!

They even let all of the kids take a turn driving the boat.  They each received a Captains's License after driving the boat.  The Captain made sure they didn't hit anything!

The smallest island in the 1000 Islands.

Our boat tour ended at Heart Island where we toured Boldt Castle. This castle was built by George Boldt as a testimony of this love for his wife.  His wife passed away before the completion of the castle and he stopped all work on the castle.  No one would ever live in this beautiful mansion. 

View of Boldt Castle from the boat.

Boldt Castle's Yacht House

A side view of the castle from the island.

The Alster Tower (Play House)
This was completed before his wife passed away
and was occasionally occupied by the Boldt family.

John took this picture of us!

Katie took this picture.

We took a lunch break at the Admiral's Inn in Alexandia Bay, and then the kids went swimming and played in the sand at Scenic View Park. 

 

Another perfect summer day!