I loved the 1000 island area of the St. Lawrence River. I’d highly recommend it as a vacation destination, weather it be by boat, car, or plane.
We haven’t been in a cruising area since the North Channel, and I think we all missed it. The last time we anchored was on Club Island in Georgian Bay. In Erie, we had 2 stops: the Put-in-Bay freak show, and Cleveland. Lake Ontario was worse, we only stopped in Toronto.
The 1000 Island area had plenty of anchorages, dingy docks, and nooks and crannies to explore. The only issue I had was the cost. It is expensive. Docking costs were high. Booze in New York isn’t as bad as Canada, but it’s close. Restaurants, groceries, everything seemed higher in price.
Sue and I were talking about it and we decided the 1000 Island area is more refined than the North Channel, but we’d both prefer the North Channel.
My other complaint… we’re in the 1000 island area. I thought EVERY restaurant would be pushing their 1000 island dressing as the best. Similar to Key Lime pie in the Keys. I love 1000 Island dressing and I often make it from scratch. Not a single restaurant we went to had 1000 island dressing. Not even the Kraft crap.
It seems every island in the 1000 Island areahas a house on it. Anything from castle to shacks.
Some of the channels are tight. It’s never fun sharing them with large freighters.
Our next stop is Montreal. I don’t speak French and my biggest concern of the trip is not being able to communicate. What I’d give for a French speaker aboard. But, I’ll do the best I can with Microsoft Translator.
Kurt & Sue Sail 