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damontIn the first two posts of this series about Thousand Island Park NY, I basically started at the north end of St. Lawrence Avenue and moved south toward the south end, which is also the river front. Now it's time to look at a few things along the river, either next to, in, or across the water.
At the south end of the avenue, if you go straight-ish, you can continue down the slope to the river's edge, or you can walk across the walkway to the open-air Pavilion. Once upon a time, before the bridge was built, this was the ferry dock. Here's a distance view of the pavilion from about half a block away.
I couldn't get a good closeup, so here's one from Danielle Todd:
One spot here has been marked as "Vivekananda Landing" in honor of Swami Vivakananda, who spent a seven week residency in the Park in 1895. The cottage where he stayed is modernly a Hindu and multifaith retreat up in the wooded hills on the north edge of the Park. In 2012 a plaque was erected near the pavilion to mark Vivekananda Landing.
Adjacent to the Pavilion is the Main Dock and the Marina. Let's just say that the marina is in need of some repairs after spring storms.
Moving eastward along the little bluff above the riverbank, the next public item of interest is Rock Island Light across the main shipping channel, on Rock Island in the middle of the river. Here's my picture from where I was standing:
and here's a more closeup shot from Wikimedia:
My eastward trip along the riverbank ended at the swimming cove near the east end of the Park. This was where we came to cool off. Looking down at what was our traditional point of entry into the water, the river looks REALLY high this year. As in, you can barely make out the usual entry rock ledge, and 5-6 feet of the more gently sloped rock you walk down to get to that ledge is wet when it NEVER gets wet except in storms.
To emphazise just HOW high the river is, here's the staircase they built in stages between the late 1970s and early 2000s to make getting in easier for the less flexible. That landing is NOT supposed to be under water, at most just wet from waves. It's under something like 8 or more inches of river!
And lastly, here's the raft out in the middle of the cove in the late afternoon.
Seems like a fitting way to end this pilgrimage. I did dip my hand in the water before I left.
As afternoon moved towards sunset, I went back over the bridge and made my way south. If I'm lucky it won't be more than 15 years before my next visit.
At the south end of the avenue, if you go straight-ish, you can continue down the slope to the river's edge, or you can walk across the walkway to the open-air Pavilion. Once upon a time, before the bridge was built, this was the ferry dock. Here's a distance view of the pavilion from about half a block away.
I couldn't get a good closeup, so here's one from Danielle Todd:
One spot here has been marked as "Vivekananda Landing" in honor of Swami Vivakananda, who spent a seven week residency in the Park in 1895. The cottage where he stayed is modernly a Hindu and multifaith retreat up in the wooded hills on the north edge of the Park. In 2012 a plaque was erected near the pavilion to mark Vivekananda Landing.
Adjacent to the Pavilion is the Main Dock and the Marina. Let's just say that the marina is in need of some repairs after spring storms.
Moving eastward along the little bluff above the riverbank, the next public item of interest is Rock Island Light across the main shipping channel, on Rock Island in the middle of the river. Here's my picture from where I was standing:
and here's a more closeup shot from Wikimedia:
My eastward trip along the riverbank ended at the swimming cove near the east end of the Park. This was where we came to cool off. Looking down at what was our traditional point of entry into the water, the river looks REALLY high this year. As in, you can barely make out the usual entry rock ledge, and 5-6 feet of the more gently sloped rock you walk down to get to that ledge is wet when it NEVER gets wet except in storms.
To emphazise just HOW high the river is, here's the staircase they built in stages between the late 1970s and early 2000s to make getting in easier for the less flexible. That landing is NOT supposed to be under water, at most just wet from waves. It's under something like 8 or more inches of river!
And lastly, here's the raft out in the middle of the cove in the late afternoon.
Seems like a fitting way to end this pilgrimage. I did dip my hand in the water before I left.
As afternoon moved towards sunset, I went back over the bridge and made my way south. If I'm lucky it won't be more than 15 years before my next visit.
