Antique Boat Museum at Clayton and Light House at Cape Vincent

We went to a French Festival at Cape Vincent which we found to be what we know as a craft show with fair food. We took photos of a "skeleton" and "robot" which we thought our grandson would like to build. Have fun helping, Dad! We did not stick around for their parade. While there, we did sit and watch the boats go by which included a freighter. We also watched a ferry that would go to Wolfe Island unload and then reload. That was interesting. Think that I would have to let them drive my car on as they were packed in like sardines. We then left and went on to Tibbitts Point Lighthouse and Hostel . But the light house was not open to go up inside. The road that went to the point went right along the river edge with each home or cottage having it's own dock beside the road across from their home. Was neat! This same week we went to the Antique Boat Museum and spent about four hours there. That is where the Boldt/McNally's houseboat is now stored. We went through it as I showed in a previous blog. You can also take a ride in an antique speed boat from there. It looked like fun, but passed that up this time. We saw a variety of boats moared in this area .

They had a building and repair shop where you could see boats in various states of construction and reconstruction . They also had skiffs that you could rent to go out on the river.

As we went through the museum we saw a runabout that was used by the Boldt family, primarily the daughter, Louise. It is amazing the length of some of these boats that were used for daily household transportation.

There were speed boats built in Boldt's day for river competition for the wealthy's recreation! Note the "This" and "That" .

These are more that were stored in the slips of the Boldt Yacht House . This was a 1940's Duck Hunters out board motor boat . This photo was on the wall in the Yacht House . Can you imagine dressing in this fashion to go out boating?

Then the "Miss Behave" which was in a fleet of six that had been built to start some racing competition on the St. Lawrence were in the Antique Boat Museum. I wish I could remember the names of her running mates in addition to the "Miss Understood"!

These also were shown in the Antique Museum in addition to antique to modern day speed record makers . Disc shapes on the back walls show these speed records and can be seen if you double click on the photo to enlarge it to full screen. I think that the highest speed record was in the 280's MPH.

And Gary said that one of them actually blew up.

This may be about all that we will do in this area until we move on up the river and on into Vermont. We'll see. Keep checking in.