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Heart Island

Alexandria Bay, NY
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Type: Islands
Activities: Motor-boating
Description: This five-acre island located in the Thousand Islands area is home to the Boldt Castle.
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Antwerp, New York
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 4, 2013

Been here many times. It is gorgeous and a wonderful place to visit. Great place to take kids or even have a fairy tale wedding in the gardens of a castle. A must see if in the Thousand Islands!

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Howe Island, Ontario
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed November 26, 2012

A great place to go that is not only interesting for people of all ages, but fascinating when you take the boat ride to the island and see the Boldt Castle...and a very good deal for the money!

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Ogdensburg, New York, United States
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed September 24, 2012

We took our teen sons there and were fascinated by the elaborate architecture and the spellbinding story behind Boldt Castle. Definitely worth the time!

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mechanicville
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed September 24, 2012

From stepping off the boat to walking the grounds, this is a magical place, that I highly reccommend everyone see at least once every couple of years. I cant wait to go back and see progress made.

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Syracuse
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed September 19, 2012

a TRUE love story. A must see place to add to your bucket list. The castle gets better every year. You truly feel like you are in another world. Very cool and absolutely BEAUTIFUL!

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Bridgeport, New York
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed September 10, 2012

All trips on Uncle Sam boats stop at the Boldt castle, & a separate $8.00 admission charge payable to the newest owners NYS Thruway Authority gains entry here. While the original building stopped well before completion over a century ago, the NYS Thruway Authority has recently authorized massive infusements of dollars & local talent to bring online an impressive view... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed September 9, 2012

Wonderful trip to Boldt castle and Heart Isle, well worth the 5 hour drive. It was really cool. Ferry's goin back and forth to the island all day long...the boat staff where really nice The castle and the grounds were lovely. so much to see. Will be back.

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Depew, NY
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed September 5, 2012

Take the time to walk the grounds, view the scenery and just go back in time. It has been restored beautifully, and is breathtaking.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed August 22, 2012 via mobile

Came to the thousand islands most excited to see this. It was really cool. Ferry's goin back and forth to the island all day long...the boat staff where really nice. Even though the boat ride was only maybe 5 minutes it was really fun! U can walk around the island and the castle on ur own which I thought was... More

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Myerstown, Pennsylvania
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed August 20, 2012

The Clayton tour boat took us to Heart Island. We walked around for a little while. Mostly just went to Bolt Castle and round the grounds of the castle. Did not have time for much else, the tour boat only gives a little over an hour at this location. Would like to have stayed longer.

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