Day 335 Gananoque Municipal Marina Gananoque ON

Gananoque, known as GAN, is the Canadian gateway to The Thousand Islands.  With a year-round population of 5000 plus Gan is a main shopping center for summer island residents and those who can't leave in the winter for winter sports....
The Marina has Wi Fi which I can get on the bridge....so blog is being kept up-to-date.

Summer Residents

 

 

Pumpout dock....no fuel at this Marina

 

 

2 blocks to King Street

 

 

Interesting stone home on the way

 

 

One of many parks in Gan

 

 

To The Shops Captain

 

 

Thousand Islands Railway was a vital link

 

 

Downtown on Kings Street

 

 

Breakfast at the Village Delicatessen

 

 

5 blocks to Grocery Store...Register converts US$ to Canadian$

 

 

Walked back via the neighborhoods

 

 

Tour Boats Docks

 

 

Gananoque River

 

 

River Front

 

 

Joel Stone Heritage Park on the river

 

 

Arthur Child Heritage Museum is located on the site of the old train station

 

 

Wander through 10,000 years of the 1000 Islands history

 

 

Timber was cut by Britain for the masts and spars of her naval vessels

 

 

The War of 1812 was the result of deteriorating relations

 between Britain and United States

 

 

The Golden Era

 

 

Ice Harvesting

 

During the long cold winter months, large 30" x 30" blocks of ice would be cut from the river and stored in sawdust.  For a fee of 3 cents for loading and 3 cents for delivery, Islanders could return to their cottages in the summer months to a readily available supply of ice to be used for food refrigeration

 

 

Our Marina is a busy place with boats going to Island Cottages with supplies

 

 

Saddi's aft deck ramp

 

 

Just like this.....off I go

 

 

Sanctuary from KY arrives

 

 

Unusual house

 

 

Captain, Meg and Jimmy at Riva for dinner

 

 

Love their kitchen

 

 

Wood burning ovens

 

 

Monday night isn't busy

 

 

Credit Card machine brought to your table

 

 

The 1000 Islands......interesting facts.....

The original explorers of the 1000 Islands were fur traders who took advantage of the St Lawrence as it provided the only river entrance right into the heart of North America.  Since that time the river has been used by a wide variety of boats, including French bateaux and canoes, schooners and steamships, rafts and skiffs.

On July1, 1958 the river was flooded to create the St Lawrence Seaway.  The resulting seaway conquered the rapids of the river in one final blow allowing modern freighters and ships from all over the world to pass from the Atlantic to the center of North America.