AMAZING
stopped in Kingston & Gananoque to visit the 1000…read moreIslands.
In particular, we wanted to go on the 2.5 Hour boat tour and loved the beauty, history and the locals enjoying the water too!
The second portion was visiting the Famous Heart Island where George C. Boldt, millionaire proprietor of the world famous Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City, set out to build a full size rhineland castle in Alexandria Bay, on picturesque Heart Island. The grandiose structure was to be a display of his love for his wife, Louise.
The structures on the island were amazing! I personally LOVE architecture and history so this was a fantastic experience!
Had it been Pre-Covid times, we would have been able to disembark from the boat and explored the island, as the Americans were doing. But because it is technically on the American side of the St Lawrence River, and because of the pandemic, we could only admire it from afar.
We can't wait for warmer weather so we can go back and visit!