1,000 Islands Steamboat Meet

[Kelly Anderson]

This week, six steamboats converged on the Antique Boat Museum in Clayton, NY to enjoy navigating the Scenic St. Lawrence River. In this photo, a seagull performs an important public service.

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[TahoeSteam]

What a beautiful region. My mom grew up in Montreal and we would go to the 1000 islands often when visiting my Granddad and Grandma every year.

Do you have any more photos of the meet?

[Kelly Anderson]

Here is Iron Butterfly passing Pemigewasset, westbound on the St. Lawrence River.

Phoenix on the same trip.

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Here is the fleet pulled in to the docks at Canoe Point State Park on Grindstone Island, amid the smoke from the Canadian wild fires.

The dates for next year's meet are June 1st through 7th, 2024, at based at the Antique Boat Museum in Clayton, NY. ABM is a generous host, supplying a trailer full of good firewood and ample dock space, all free of charge. Clayton is a nice town, with numerous hotels and good restaurants. The contact at ABM is Caitlin Playle at caitlinplayle@abm.org .

[Kelly Anderson]

Not from this year, but this is a good shot of the ABM's docks at sunset. Commercial traffic travels right past the museum on the St. Lawrence.