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4 Fort Wellington National
Historic Site
The Thousand Islands Did You Know? " = ⌂ 370 Vankoughnet
n 10 King St E, Gananoque; Thousand Islands, land St, Prescott § (613) 925
To count as one of the
2896 # Mid-May–Jun &
EXPERIENCE Ontario The Saint Lawrence River, one within the river must Thu–Mon; Jul & Aug: 10am–
www.1000islands
Sep–mid-Oct: 10am– 5pm
tourism.com
support at least two
5pm daily
living trees.
of the world’s great waterways,
is a gateway for ocean-going
vessels traveling through the
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Great Lakes. Few stretches of
the trip compare in charm
The Rideau Canal, originally a
or beauty to the Thousand 5 Rideau Canal
Islands, an area that contains Prescott defensive barrier pro tecting
a scattering of over a thousand @ n 360 Dibble St W; Canada against the Americans,
tiny islands, stretching from www.prescott.ca stretches for 126 miles
just below Kingston down- (202 km) from Ottawa to Lake
river to the waterside towns The major attractions in this Ontario. The best way to enjoy
and cities of Gananoque, 19th-century town are its this scenic waterway is by
Brockville, and Rockport. architecture and access to the boat. A great feat of 19th-
Cruises of varying lengths, Saint Lawrence River. Some century engineering, the
including some full-day trips visitors come for the excellent system – which is a UNESCO
to the curious Boldt’s Castle, scuba diving: there are 22 World Heritage Site – allows
leave from these communities. wrecks that sank during the boaters to float through
Boldt’s Castle, on Heart late 19th- and mid-20th- tranquil farmland and scenic
Island across the US border in centuries within an hour’s drive. lakes, as well as visit the
New York state, was a folly built Fort Wellington National Rideau Canal Visitor Centre.
by millionaire hotelier George Historic Site, east from the North of Kingston, the canal
Boldt, and aband oned in grief center of town, also attracts also contains a number of
when his wife died in 1904. many visitors. Originally built provincial parks that offer
Oscar, Boldt’s head chef at during the War of 1812 and canoe routes. Also popular
New York’s Waldorf Astoria rebuilt in 1838, four walls and is the Rideau Trail, a hiking
concocted Thousand Island some buildings remain, one of system linking Kingston and
salad dressing here. which now houses a museum. Canada’s capital city, Ottawa.
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Upper Canada Village
⌂ 13740 County Rd 2
# Times vary, check website
∑ uppercanadavillage.com
This re-created 19th-century
town is made up of 40 authen-
tic pre-Confederation (1867)
buildings, relocated from the
surround ing area to save
them from flooding during
construc tion of the Saint
Lawrence Seaway in the
1950s. Today, it serves as a

A cruise boat navigating the
Saint Lawrence River around
the Thousand Islands
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