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On Saturday, I went on the Thousand Island Boat Tour out of Gananoque, Ontario.

I've always wanted to do this. Every time I go over the Thousand Island bridge to the U.S., I look down at the beautiful St. Lawrence river and think: "Wouldn't it be wonderful to be on a boat, down there on the water?"

It just goes to show that sometimes wishes come true.

Here are some of my photos of the trip:

The tour... If you're curious, "Gananoque" is pronounced Ga-na-NAH-kway.
The Thousand Island bridge from Canada to the U.S. The same one I have often gone over in a car.
One of the Thousand Islands - a typical island with rocks, trees, cottage. There are actually almost 2,000 island altogether. To qualify as an island, the piece of land must be above water every day of the year and have at least two trees on it.
Part of the island with Boldt Castle. A pretty island on the American side of the river, where a millionnaire once built a fabulous castle and went broke.
Boldt Castle. I was fascinated to see the U.S. Immigration station on the island - the smallest immigration office I have ever seen.
Another part of the island that Boldt Castle is on. The stone structure is (yet another) replica of the Arc de Triomphe, but this one has deer on top of it. Deer!
One end of the bridge to the U.S., as the boat went underneath.
Another typical island. Trees. Rocks. Water. The kind of thing the Group of Seven liked to paint.
The upper deck of the boat.
I took this picture for the sake of rosiespark, a cannon near the boat landing in Gananoque, Ontario.
Sunset as we drove home to Ottawa, along the Thousand Island Parkway.
Trees by the roadside.