I have take the 5 hour (several years back) and 3 hour (last year) boat tour with family. We done…read morethem through City Cruises Ganaoque. It was scenic and relaxing. You feel the cool breeze despite the warm summer weather. Hearing info about the 1000 islands was cool. The prices for the boat tours seems pretty affordable, especially if you are doing the cruises in groups. There are washrooms onboard. Also, there was snacks and drinks have similar prices to concert and events food and drinks. For the 3 hour tour We took a morning tour. It was not very busy so there's a lot of space to move around. The most popular spot was the very front (bottom level). It's calm though it might be a little long for some. For the 5 hour tour: We took an afternoon/evening tour. Despite how busy it is, it was cool to visit and step foot on Boldt Island. Also, make sure you know which boat you were on as there will be multiple tour boats from other companies in the area. The Island and Castle were larger than I thought. The achitecture and interior were gorgeous and impressive. From what I remember, I think the gift shop accepts both currencies.

Beautiful mansion. After Louise Boldt's death, her husband stopped all work on the mansion, as the…read morethought of staying here was too painful for him. Yet, he purchased other properties in the area and built at least one other house and a large farm, and came to those properties to spend summers, every year. Boldt Castle is still in the process of being finished, so the 3rd and 4th floors are pretty much white washed plaster walls in the rooms, with no fireplaces. But the ground floor and 2nd are done and are spectacular. The grounds are beautiful! A great way to spend an afternoon. Snacks and drinks are available.

Relaxing family time with boat tour, stroll on the lighthouse island and lighthouse tour :) easy…read morefor every age :)

Road trip! Passing by several areas near Ontario, near Alexandria Bay, New York. Road trips with…read morefamily are always the best. The green booths are the bridge's toll plaza. The bridge and water photographs show the St. Lawrence River and Thousand Islands. The Ontario and New York signs mark the international boundary. The final large facility is the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Port of Entry at Alexandria Bay.

Easy to get across. If you have EZ Pass, you can pass right through. If not there is a toll booth…read morewhere you can stop to pay

Free to enter and tour. Very peaceful place to sit and relax and enjoy the lake/river and breeze…read more Plenty of parking and seating. History museum with a telescope on the outside. Gift shop on site to support the lighthouse.

BEAUTIFUL LIGHTHOUSE IN CAPE VINCENT, NY…read more====================================== My husband and I drove out to Tibbetts Point Lighthouse on Friday, November 15, 2024 while my son was at work. We should have checked the hours a bit better because Google said it was open, but it was closed for the season. It was still pretty from the outside, but very cold with the wind. This lighthouse is located at the end of the Great Lakes on Lake Ontario and the beginning of the St. Lawrence River. The property consists of three acres of land that was donated by Captain John Tibbetts in the early 1820's. In 1985 the new tower was built and is still in operation today. It has the only Fresnel lens still in operation on Lake Ontario. It can be seen from sixteen miles away. A foghorn was added and put into service in 1896. Down below there is a telescope that visitors can use. Points of interest are marked on the railing. If you are visiting the North Country I highly recommend a visit to Tibbetts Point Lighthouse.

Wow, what a story What a place…read moreSo much history So long ago. 1812 Spend an hour, learn a lot

Its over 1000, and you ll encounter some beautiful small islands…read more.. We took a boat tour of this island 1000 Island and guide were well aware of what he was doing. He informed us about each and every island on the route. This boat tour was on Saint Lawrence river which comes from Canada. It was thrilling to know one side of the river is the USA and another side is Canada and houses on Canada side were so close, the person sitting on his patio can even wave us. Guide told us, for being an island, it should have 3 criteria, tree-house and the third thing I don't remember. We were amazed to see island having just one house and no space at all. Wondering how a person living there was able to stay there so long. Guess they are done with humans: P The beauty of Thousand Island is the bunch of unique small island in a vast water zone. The islands were super clean and have millionaires staying there. The staff was amazing and snacks on board we all reasonably priced. Our tour included 3 hours of time to get to the island and have a 1-hour stopover. Which was plenty of time. The way home included a stop to Bolt Castle with the option of catching any other Uncle Sam boat back to shore. The scenery is magnificent; the choice of things to do is great, but mostly it is a relaxing time. Enjoy both a sunrise and a sunset over the St. Lawrence.

Ahh the view on this bridge is beautiful …read more The drive over the bridge is about 2-3 minutes . Try to snap as many pictures from your car as possible ! Haha This is the bridge you pay to get on before you get to the border . Make sure you have your passports ready right after you cross it because the border comes right up after that. Enjoy :)

I visited with family near the end of our road trip last summer…read more The tunnel seems to attract a decent amount of people. There are these info placards that has the history of the tunnel. The changing lights were helpful and cool to look at besides the placards. There is parking on either side of the tunnel. Parking facing the water is paid and would probably be shared with the 1000 Island cruises. I would suggest you to go in the summer because the tunnel feels like an ac room. Make sure to wear shoes with some grip. The floor was a little be slippery at time. There is a continuous dripping of water in parts of the tunnel.

A good tunnel experience…read more The tunnel was very nice and well maintained. Unfortunately, the music wasn't working which is why I am unable to give this place 5 stars today. The lights were working and it was a nice experience still. I thought the experience was awesome because a decorated railway tunnel is cool and is interesting to see. For the reasons that I have stated in this review, I recommend that you all check this tunnel out because of the excellent ambiance and for the beauty of it.

best place ever in kington guardsmen rooms and even a tunnel, 2 tunnels even and after I left I saw…read moreand went to this thing where kids can sign up for the army where you have to learn how to army walk shoot wood guns and after all of it then you get a paper that says wecome to the army

Went there early on Saturday in Autumn and the place was pretty empty - plenty of parking and it…read morewas only us and another couple on the guided tour. So much history packed inside and the tour didn't bore me for a second in those 50 minutes. So far I've been to the citadel in Halifax, Quebec and now Kingston. Love all of them.

This heritage designated building was originally a home now used as Town Hall. It had an extension…read moreadded recently to allow for more municipal office space. It has been postcard worthy since the early 1800's.