The Big Castle called Bolt Castle on Heart Island is owned by the Porters who own Formula ...... The little castle down the river on Singer Island is owned by .... you guessed it Reggie.

Nothing has changed ...... bigger castle ..... bigger boat ..... who knew ??????

Just kidd'in .....

You have to make the trip , in all honesty this probably the most beautiful fresh water boating you ever see. There are so many things to see. There is alot turn of the century stories and old wives tales about the river back in the "RUM RUNN'IN" days. Some very interesting history.

Jeff

P.S.
If you ever want to come up to the "River" just let anyone of us know and we could surely point you in the right direction of where to stay, launch , eat etc......

Actually, my wife has seen the slide show as well, and it has peaked her interest as well, so it may get placed on the summer boat trip schedule.

As my recall in the earlier posts ..... a great weekend or long weekend to come to islands is the second weekend in August .... the 8/9. There is alot going on at the "River".
Its Pirates Weekend in Alexandria Bay , as well the 1000 Islands Poker Run sponsored by Poker Runs America of which runs out of Kingston and goes through the islands .... what a sight ... 100+ serious boats go'in scream'in by you ... kinda like AXA being chased by Ragged (just kidding ... once again)
If you are interested in that weekend ..... you need to book now.

Jeff

Just let any of us know when you might be making the trip. There are several activities all summer that might interest you. We can help you with finding the right accomadations!

Dave

I tried to post the slide show (Ihave it too), but the file is too big. I'll try to downsize it so everyone can enjoy it!

Dave.

If anyone wants it, PM me and I'll email it to you .

[QUOTE=got twins ?;2443569]The Big Castle called Bolt Castle on Heart Island is owned by the Porters who own Formula ...... The little castle down the river on Singer Island is owned by .... you guessed it Reggie.

Nothing has changed ...... bigger castle ..... bigger boat ..... who knew ??????

Just kidd'in .....

You have to make the trip , in all honesty this probably the most beautiful fresh water boating you ever see. There are so many things to see. There is alot turn of the century stories and old wives tales about the river back in the "RUM RUNN'IN" days. Some very interesting history.

Jeff



Reggie owning Singer might come in real handy, in case I need to make a pit stop. Something like Samantha would like to use the facilities, need a cold drink, or just waste a little time chit chatting with Reggie about how things are giong part way thru, maybe pick up a little tip or two.

The Rum Running is no old wives tale, my father grew up on the river and would talk about the people bringing in booze just below my grandparents cottage which was at Louisville Landing near Massena N.Y. It's well under water since the Seaway has been constructed, my father moved their cottage to Wilson Hill before the flooding. I actualy spent my first summer, at the age of 6 months old, on the St. Lawrence River and have been on it every year since. Was with my parents at camp the day they started to flood the Seaway, have pictures of myself, brother and sister, taken that day.

Thanks Jeff, I appreciate it a lot, it's tough being the only one in the boathouse. I must have missed this before. And you're welcome, glad to help. You didn't tell me if you wanted the 3M mini DVD, if you do just PM me the address to mail it to and it's yours.

Hey, I'm watching the Travel Channel now, its a program on owned islands. Hopefully there will be something on about 1000 Islands. I love propaganda.

Well' they are showing the old Singer castle on Dark Island,a deal at 1.8 million. The frickin place is massive' 17 bedrooms, 15 bathrooms. Incredible!!! I didn't like there comment about snow in May, though.

It is an amazing place, and to think it was all taken out there by boat, a looooog time ago. About 18-20 years ago some friends and I went thru it with our kids. They would have a church service on Sunday morning and after the service, and for a small donation, you could tour the place. A close friend of mine, who can con anyone into anything, talked the caretakers kids into taking us thru all the hidden/secret pasageways thruout the entire castle for something like five bucks each. You can go to and from every room in the entire place and never be seen. Even has hidden staircases, and the old peek holes in the pictures on the wall deal. They also claim the original owner would roam around spying on his guests to see what they were up to. If you ever come to this area it is worth the time to go thru it, they won't let you into the secret pasageways but it is still cool to see.