2023080 1000 Island Adventure

July 23, 2023-July 25,2023 Sun-Tue Trip# 2023080

Guilded Age of the 1000 Island Adventure, staying at the the 1000 Island Harbor Hotel with visits to Boldt Castle and Singer Castle on Dark Island!

Travel to beautiful upstate New York for a three day getaway to experience the magnificent countryside, the majestic Saint Lawrence River and two castles Boldt and Singer Castle! You will be staying at the Beautiful Harbor View Hotel a 5 Diamond Resort with a great location on the banks of the St. Lawrence River. Your hotel provides the ideal vantage point from which to explore the area during your free time. Amenities such as Indoor Pool, Fitness center, Hot Tub, upscale dining and cocktails at their Seaway Grille and 1000 Islands Bar! During your visit you will travel through Time when you board Uncle Sams paddleboat enjoying the beautiful scenery as the story of the Gilded Age unfolds. Learn about the mysterious history and possible haunting of Singer Castle on this unique cruise to Dark Island. Singer Castle was built at the turn of the century by Commodore Bourne, president of the Singer Sewing Machine Company, as a hunting lodge. It remained in his family for half a century until it was bought by Reverend Martin in the 60s and established as a religious retreat. You will enjoy a box lunch on your visit to Heart Island for a self-guided tour of the Romantic Boldt Castle and their beautiful grounds, a 129 room replica of a Rhineland castle, with beautiful grounds to learn about the love story of this famous man. Visit the Antique Boat museum and the fascinating, amusing, and sometimes tragic stories of the boats and their Captains that navigated the St. Lawrence River. A Guided tour of the 106' houseboat La Duchesse brings the gracious River lifestyle of one hundred years ago to life! Includes two breakfasts, one dinner and one box lunch, hotel accommodations, baggage handling,transportation and the convienience to walk around the town from your accomodations! Touring the Castles does involve a lot of steps especially Singer Castle!

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Indulge in Mystery on a Dark Island Cruise!

Learn about the mysterious history and possible haunting of Singer Castle on this unique cruise to Dark Island.

Singer Castle was built at the turn of the century by Commodore Bourne, president of the Singer Sewing Machine Company, as a hunting lodge. It remained in his family for half a century until it was bought by Reverend Martin in the 60s and established as a religious retreat.

In 2005, the castle was purchased by a group of German investors and was opened to the public, allowing visitors from all over the world to view a castle that had always been shrouded in mystery and, as rumor would have it, haunted.

This trip covers an 11-mile section of the St. Lawrence River not offered in any of our other tours. Our experienced tour guides provide a lively narrative during the downriver trip to the castle and the return trip back to Alexandria Bay, directing your attention to points of interest and sharing historic, environmental, and seaway facts. At the castle, trained guides greet you and provide a one-hour walking tour.