May 29, Gananoque, ON

We left Alexandria Bay about 11:30 and motored 10 miles back to upstream (west) to Gananoque, (gan-an-ock-wee) Ontario, and are now on the Canadian side of the St Lawrence Seaway. The weather was cool but very clear and a beautiful day for a boat ride and another look at the scenery. We cleared customs by phone from the Gananoque Municipal Marina without any inspection or difficulty.

Owen enjoys the town artist who painted the fire hydrant.

The home of a Connecticuit native who was loyal to the King during the American Revolutionary War (he was a loser) and fled the US after the war. Now the City offices.

Downtown Gananoque.

Linda admires the old switch engine in the town sculpture park.

Gananoque is an indian name (not French) and the town is the Canadian gateway to the 1000 Islands. There is a nice main street, somewhat bigger than Clayton or Alexandria Bay, and there are several restaurants. Canadian dollar is now on par with the US dollar and the prices seem to be about the same as in the US.