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Title: The Thousand Island and St. Lawrence River Steamboat Companies Limited : the Folger System, in connection with the New York Central & Hudson River R.R
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company Thousand Island Steamboat Company St. Lawrence River Steamboat Company
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Publisher: Grand Rapids, Mich. : James Bayne Co.
Contributing Library: Queen's University Library, W.D. Jordan Special Collections and Music Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Queen's University - University of Toronto Libraries

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ps of rocky isles in this channel present the finestvistas of undisturbed nature the Thousand Island region has tooffer, and surely no traveler can well demand a more enthrall-ing scene. Coursing between these isles, with abrupt turningsand sometimes with steam valves closed, the grandeur of thescene increases and culminates in the peerless Lost Channel, fromwhich the boat emerges into the clear channel, to send theshriek of her whistle after the rebounding echoes of the cliffsthat border the stream. Below the landing of Rockport, Gren-adier Island Lighthouse comes into view, and the course ischanged toward Westminister Park, in American waters. Theboundary line passes up through a narrow channel, which givesaccess to the beautiful Lake of the Isles. Westminster Park was originally founded as a resort of thePresbyterians, but this feature seems to have passed intoinnocuous desuetude, leaving it, with its pretty hotel, one ofthe-most agreeable and untrammeled resorts upon the river. 21
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The hotel is always well filled in summer with family parties.Fine scenery, music, substantial fare and plenty of good boat-ing are the attractions. A telegraph office and post office aremaintained and frequent trips are made to Alexandria Bay,about one mile distant, by ferry-boat. A detour is made by the steamer to afford a view of thecostly summer homes below Alexandria Bay. These may becalled for their proximity to the National boundary line downthe center of the river, by the name of The Boundary Group. (To left of steamer.)Little Lehigh Island.. . . W. A. & R. H. Wilbur, Bethlehem, Pa. Sport Island E. P. Wilbur, Bethlehem, Pa. Idlewild Island Mrs. R. H. Eggleston, New York. Summerland Island. . .A number of cottages owned by Roches-ter families. Arcadia S. A. Briggs, New York. (To right of steamer.) Huguenot Island J. L. Hasbrouck, New York. Fairyland The Messrs. Hayden, Columbus, O. (3 villas). St. Johns Judge Chas. Donahue, New York. Manhattan Judge J. C. Spencer, New- York

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