We took a day trip to Wellesley Island across the bridge 
, which goes on to Canada, to check out Boldt's Yacht House 
(with view of the castle across from it) and anything else we could find. It was a most enjoyable day! It would make a very nice quiet get away location as the village there is very quaint.
This is the fourth eagle's nest 
that we have seen so far in our travels and was the easiest to photograph. We saw it on the way to the island.
We took photos of the back view, 
side view 
and inside of the Yacht House that you do not see from the Heart Island where Boldt Castle is. Inside it has living quarters separated from the boat slips by this passage way 
. The living quarters are much more fancy than we plain people know as you can see here 
. They were used by the crew and staff. There was a look out from the second floor of the living quarters 
( as you see it from inside the boat area) for them to be able to check on the family's yachts and houseboat which were housed there in slips which were 128 feet long. The second floor and towers have not been restored enough for viewing yet. The building rose 64 feet to include towers 
, spires 
and the steep-pitched gables.
The original family summer home 
was removed from Heart Island and donated to the Golf Club on Wellesley Island for a club house.
The Houseboat 
(and photo of original), which the Boldt family used often, was a barge measuring 110 by 25 feet and was moved from location to location by a tug boat. After the Houseboat, Yacht House and Castle were sold to a gentleman by the name of Bourne, it all was neglected and it deteriorated from lack of interest. Plumbing problems in the houseboat caused it to sink in the yacht house slip. There was water nearly up to the ceiling on the first floor.
McNally from Rand McNally bought it and had it restored and used it often until he sold it for $1 to Clayton, NY's Antique Boat Museum. He replaced the wood hull with steel and combined two rooms on the second floor into one large master bedroom suite 
. This stairway 
went to the second floor master suite on one side and living 
and entertaining area 
on the other side. He had two original fireplaces cleaned 
and much of the wood refinished to it's original beauty as you can see in this walkway 
between guest bedrooms 
. The ceiling in the dining room 
appeared to be painted canvas with gilt trim 
on it and there was a leaded glass window 
in the ceiling over the area where the piano set.
This is a sample of the china and glassware that had the Boldt family flag with the Ontario flag and glassware with the McNally flag
. You also see here part of one of the bathrooms 
. There was one to be shared by every two guest rooms with a lavatory in each guest room and a full bath for the master suite.
The original piano 
, which served the entertainment area, was sent back to Steinway for restoration as it had been affected by the water. The center picture on it was left with the original dark finish, although the rest of it was refinished much lighter.
While on Wellesley Island we checked on rates at the Hotel there 
( $125, not bad for the setting). We also stopped into a little cafe' in the building across the street which also had a small store and the fire station 
. We had a very nice lunch and enjoyed the ambiance 
. We also checked out what they had labeled as penny candy. The cheapest was 35 cents!! So much for the by-gone era of penny candy!
, which goes on to Canada, to check out Boldt's Yacht House 
(with view of the castle across from it) and anything else we could find. It was a most enjoyable day! It would make a very nice quiet get away location as the village there is very quaint.
This is the fourth eagle's nest 
that we have seen so far in our travels and was the easiest to photograph. We saw it on the way to the island.
We took photos of the back view, 
side view 
and inside of the Yacht House that you do not see from the Heart Island where Boldt Castle is. Inside it has living quarters separated from the boat slips by this passage way 
. The living quarters are much more fancy than we plain people know as you can see here 
. They were used by the crew and staff. There was a look out from the second floor of the living quarters 
( as you see it from inside the boat area) for them to be able to check on the family's yachts and houseboat which were housed there in slips which were 128 feet long. The second floor and towers have not been restored enough for viewing yet. The building rose 64 feet to include towers 
, spires 
and the steep-pitched gables.
The original family summer home 
was removed from Heart Island and donated to the Golf Club on Wellesley Island for a club house.
The Houseboat 
(and photo of original), which the Boldt family used often, was a barge measuring 110 by 25 feet and was moved from location to location by a tug boat. After the Houseboat, Yacht House and Castle were sold to a gentleman by the name of Bourne, it all was neglected and it deteriorated from lack of interest. Plumbing problems in the houseboat caused it to sink in the yacht house slip. There was water nearly up to the ceiling on the first floor.
McNally from Rand McNally bought it and had it restored and used it often until he sold it for $1 to Clayton, NY's Antique Boat Museum. He replaced the wood hull with steel and combined two rooms on the second floor into one large master bedroom suite 
. This stairway 
went to the second floor master suite on one side and living 
and entertaining area 
on the other side. He had two original fireplaces cleaned 
and much of the wood refinished to it's original beauty as you can see in this walkway 
between guest bedrooms 
. The ceiling in the dining room 
appeared to be painted canvas with gilt trim 
on it and there was a leaded glass window 
in the ceiling over the area where the piano set.
This is a sample of the china and glassware that had the Boldt family flag with the Ontario flag and glassware with the McNally flag
. You also see here part of one of the bathrooms 
. There was one to be shared by every two guest rooms with a lavatory in each guest room and a full bath for the master suite.
The original piano 
, which served the entertainment area, was sent back to Steinway for restoration as it had been affected by the water. The center picture on it was left with the original dark finish, although the rest of it was refinished much lighter.
While on Wellesley Island we checked on rates at the Hotel there 
( $125, not bad for the setting). We also stopped into a little cafe' in the building across the street which also had a small store and the fire station 
. We had a very nice lunch and enjoyed the ambiance 
. We also checked out what they had labeled as penny candy. The cheapest was 35 cents!! So much for the by-gone era of penny candy!
The park at water's edge was very nice with the old trees 
.
We finished our day by driving around any streets that did not say private, keep out. And we took many photos of houses. Boy would I love to be a realtor in that village. I'm sure that much of it is rental units. We made up for the Victorian homes that we did not photograph in Cortland, Aubourn and Ithica. So I will show you them all at once. Gary says that all of the trim is called ding bats. But without my dictionary, I can't check that out either! Enjoy!
Visit the Antique Boat Museum and Tibbitts Point Lighthouse with us next.
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We finished our day by driving around any streets that did not say private, keep out. And we took many photos of houses. Boy would I love to be a realtor in that village. I'm sure that much of it is rental units. We made up for the Victorian homes that we did not photograph in Cortland, Aubourn and Ithica. So I will show you them all at once. Gary says that all of the trim is called ding bats. But without my dictionary, I can't check that out either! Enjoy!
Visit the Antique Boat Museum and Tibbitts Point Lighthouse with us next.
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