tour the 1000 islands with UNCLE SAM BOAT TOURS


DAY TRIP ITINERARIES - 2008
(For Groups of 20 or More)

MUSEUM AND CASTLE TOUR
10:00 am

Arrive at the Antique Boat Museum in Clayton, NY and enjoy a guided tour of one of the world's largest museums dedicated to the history of freshwater boating, boat construction and life on the St. Lawrence River.

11:30 am Board your motorcoach for the short 11 mile trip to Alexandria Bay.
12:30 pm Board the popular Uncle Sam Boat Tours' 2 1/4 hour
Luncheon Cruise and partake of a delicious luncheon buffet as well as a guided scenic tour of the 1000 islands.
2:45 pm Disembark at Heart Island and enjoy a self-guided tour of magnificent
Boldt Castle and its beautiful grounds.  This 129 room replica of a Rhineland castle was built over the course of four years at the turn of the 19th century by entrepreneur George C. Boldt for his wife as a 'summer home'.  Don't forget to see the Playhouse, Dove Cote, Gazebo, Power House and all the lovely gardens.
4:10 pm Board one of Uncle Sam Boat Tours' return shuttles to Alexandria Bay.
4:30 pm Depart Alexandria Bay.

 
TWO CASTLE TOUR
9:30 am Arrive at Uncle Sam Boat Tours, James Street, Alexandria Bay
10:00 am

Board Uncle Sam Boat Tours’ first shuttle of the day to Heart Island, just a short 10 minute trip across the main shipping channel of the St. Lawrence Seaway.

10:10 am

Disembark at Heart Island and enjoy a self-guided tour of magnificent Boldt Castle and its beautiful grounds.  This 129 room replica of a Rhineland castle was built over the course of four years at the turn of the 19th century by entrepreneur George C. Boldt for his wife as a ‘summer home’.  Don’t forget to see the Playhouse, Dove Cote, Gazebo, Power House and all the lovely gardens.

11:40 am

Board an Uncle Sam return shuttle to Alexandria Bay and feast on a delicious buffet or sit-down luncheon provided at the unique Capt.’s Landing Restaurant, the only floating restaurant in the 1000 Islands, and directly overlooking Boldt Castle.

2:00 pm Board the all new SINGER CASTLE TOUR at the Uncle Sam Boat Tours docks.  Your itinerary includes a narrated cruise of an 11 mile portion of the St. Lawrence River never seen on any other sightseeing cruise and a guided tour of incredible Singer Castle on Dark Island.  Built at the turn of the 19th century by Commodore Bourne, the President of the Singer Sewing Machine Company, the castle was used as a seasonal ‘hunting lodge’.
5:45 pm

Disembark in Alexandria Bay after a full day of history and mystery.

 
TWO NATION TOUR
9:30 am Arrive at Uncle Sam Boat Tours, James Street, Alexandria Bay
10:00 am Board Uncle Sam Boat Tours’ first shuttle of the day to Heart
Island, just a short 10 minute trip across the main shipping channel
of the St. Lawrence Seaway.
10:10 am Disembark at Heart Island and enjoy a self-guided tour of
magnificent Boldt Castle and its beautiful grounds. This 129 room
replica of a Rhineland castle was built over the course of four years
at the turn of the 19th century by entrepreneur George C. Boldt for
his wife as a ‘summer home’. Don’t forget to see the Playhouse,
Dove Cote, Gazebo, Power House and all the lovely gardens.
12:15 pm Board an Uncle Sam return shuttle to Alexandria Bay and feast on
a delicious buffet or sit-down luncheon provided at the unique
Capt.’s Landing Restaurant, the only floating restaurant in the 1000 Islands, and directly overlooking Boldt Castle.
2:00 pm Board the popular Uncle Sam Boat Tour’s TWO NATION narrated sightseeing cruise which travels a 22 mile route through both American and Canadian waters. Some of the sites you will see include ‘Millionaire’s Row’, the smallest international bridge at Zavikon Island, Lost Channel, Canadian Span of the 1000 Islands Bridge System, Devil’s Oven, Artificial Island, and much, much more.
4:30 pm Disembark at the Uncle Sam docks after a full day of history & magnificent sites and either enjoy shopping along James Street in the Village of Alexandria Bay or continue to the Thousand Islands Winery located just six miles south on Route 12 near Route 81and enjoy tasting local wines.


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for any of our cruises make a great holiday treat.
Just call toll free 1-800-253-9229
and purchase your certificate(s) right over the phone.





For departure time call toll free
1-800-253-9229
or (315)482-2611 / (315)482-9611 / email
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UNCLE SAM BOAT TOURS
45 James Street, P.O. Box 398, Alexandria Bay, New York 13607
Owned and operated by the Thomson Family since 1926

CAPT.'S LANDING