For us, Alexandria Bay was the gateway to the Thousand Islands via a well organized fleet of tour boats.
Uncle Sam Boat Tours was our choice carrier and we enjoyed riding on the paddle wheeler. The All day tour was economically priced. There were places on the trip where we could get off on an island for a closer look and then get on the next uncle Sam that stopped there. There were well stocked food and drink concession on all of the Uncle Sam boats and the prices were very reasonable for a hot dog and drink or a bag of buttered pop corn etc.
The tour boat departure and arrival area reminded me of a small, busy, sea port. Everything was well organized. Parking for a dually was hectic but we did find one within a short walk to the tour ticket booth.
The village has a lot of other things to offer visitors. Golfing, fishing tours with experienced guides and numerous eateries to satisfy your hunger pangs.
Here are some interesting reference materials to browse. Great pictures and pointers for things you may be interested in and don’t know they are available.
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http://www.visitalexbay.org/
http://hendersonprinting.com/digitaleditions/abay2015/index.html
http://usboattours.com/1000islands/
These pictures are just a glimpse of the hundreds we took in the village and on the boat tour.
During a two week stay at Mill Creek Campground at Mackinaw City we made numerous side trips. This is about the one to Mackinac Island.
http://www.campmackinaw.com/home.htm
https://www.google.com/search?q=mackinac+island&sa=X&biw=1548&bih=755&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&ved=0CEUQsARqFQoTCIb2oK6R6McCFQN7PgodAvMJ9A
This is the third installment in this series of adventures.
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Our day started with a high speed boat ride out to the island in one of Shepler’s ferry boats like the one below.
Motorized vehicles are not allowed on the island. You can rent bikes, take a horse and buggy tour of some sort or hoof it. We took a buggy tour to then hoofed to the major shopping areas. During this trip Linda's sister and her husband were with us.
Just a few random pictures we took while roaming around on the Island.
This is the second installment in this blog series.
http://www.nps.gov/thro/index.htm
This was our last stop during a more than six week travels in North Dakota. We didn’t have any parking reservations. In Dickinson we saw a large RV park off the highway and drove in to investigate. It was a very suitable park with very large sites and situated where we could make numerous side trips during the day. They gave us a very generous discount for our entire visit with them. http://www.dickinsongov.com/
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We made numerous side trips and visited almost all of the local attractions in Dickinson. However, this is about the huge Theodore Roosevelt National Park which takes more than a day or two to drive through.
During this adventure our friends Don & Betty were with us and so was Linda’s sister Barbara and her husband Tommy. Our truck is the most comfortable for six so we used it for all side trips. Don’s truck is a 4x4 and nice for traveling unpaved roads but none were used in this park as all park roads were well paved and provided numerous pull-outs throughout the park. Here are a few pictures of the gang.
This series of pictures is about the animals we encountered in the park.
This series of pictures are just a random selection from different locations in the park.
