Boldt Castle Webcam (2024)

FAQs

How long can you stay overnight at Boldt Castle? ›

Boldt Castle is only open to the public during the day; there are no facilities for overnight accommodations.

Outside food and beverages are always allowed. Outdoor picnic tables are available as well as the magnificent grounds for our guests to enjoy their refreshments.

The Thousand Islands Bridge Authority (TIBA), who owns and operates Boldt Castle and the Boldt Yacht House, invite you to explore our website.

Construction of the castle began in 1900 and cost an estimated $2.5 million. That's $65 million in 2020 adjusted dollars, according to the US Inflation Calculator.

In 1981, the movie Fear No Evil was filmed at several sites in and around Boldt Castle, marking the only time the castle has made an appearance in cinema.

The Castle

The five-acre island is fully handicapped accessible, has complete restroom facilities, extensive docking for private boats, several picnic areas, a gift shop, and a food and beverage concession.

There's no need for a passport to tour Boldt Castle. You take the boat from New York and return to New York. If you decide to go over the bridge to Canada, thge, yes, you will need a passport. Helpful?

The Boldt Yacht House on Wellesley Island is open to the public and for modest additional fee is a recommended tour during your visit to Boldt Castle. Visitors are invited to take the free shuttle boat from Heart Island for easy access to this imposing structure on the river's edge.

Boldt Castle Rates:

Adult – $13.00 (13+ years) Child – $9.00 (5-12 years) Infant – $0.00 (4 years and under) US Funds** For information on group rates please call 1-315-482-9724, or write the Thousand Islands Bridge Authority, Collins Landing, PO Box 428, Alexandria Bay, New York 13607.

But no one has ever lived in it, even though it's been standing for over a century. And as it turns out, there's a heartbreaking reason for that. Back in 1900, an American hotelier named George Boldt was determined to build a dreamy castle for his beloved wife Louise.

Where is George Boldt buried? ›

Boldt died on December 5, 1916, in Manhattan, New York City of a heart attack. He was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York.

A group of Islands that were purchased by some of the wealthiest families in the late 1800's and early 1900's where they built lavish mansions that still stand today. Homes like Casa Blanca, Hopewell Hall, Win Lee Lodge, Long Vue the “Artificial” Island.

Boldt Castle, a premier attraction in the 1000 Islands International Region, announced that a 2014/2015 independent study estimates it to generate over $46 million, in today's dollars, annually in regional economic activity. Additionally, the historic site generates over 600 jobs in the regional economy.

Boldt's Wellesley Island Farms while 300 workers including stonemasons, carpenters, and artists fashioned the six story, 120 room castle, complete with tunnels, a powerhouse, Italian gardens, a drawbridge, alster tower (children's playhouse) and a dove cote. Not a single detail or expense was spared.

It would be the hotel business that would earn George Boldt his fortune. With daring and imagination he would become the most successful hotel magnate in America, and would go on to manage the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City and own the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia (now the Park Hyatt).

There is no camping. You should not feed any animals you encounter. If you swim in the ocean you should know about rip currents.

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