thousand islands...

We spent the weekend up at the Thousand Islands on the New York side and it was beautiful! We went with our friends, the Transtrum's, from our branch. We camped at a state park, saw Ratatouille at a drive-in, took a ferry, and toured a castle. The area was gorgeous and Jenny and I couldn't stop saying that it reminded us of the Columbia River Gorge with all its green trees and clear water, but it is missing the beautiful hills. We would definitely love to go there again and it is on our list of places to take visiting family.

Us at our campground...right on the St. Lawrence River

Heart Island, home of the Boldt Castle Estate

Boldt Castle...the castle we toured

Me in the library of the castle

Me dancing in the elegant ballroom...Skyler joined me after the picture! I would love to dance in a ballroom similar to this dressed in a beautiful gown someday! Like Beauty and the Beast!

Skyler on the bridge to the castle's powerhouse

Us in front of the powerhouse

Me, Jenny, and Mark, on the ferry back to Alexandria Bay

the bridge toward Canada that we hiked to get a better view of the islands

us at the top of the bridge

view from the bridge...amazing!

One of the highlights of the trip in addition to the beautiful scenery was our stop at Dinosaur Bar-B-Q on our way back into town. Dinosaur Bar-B-Q is a biker bar/restaurant that everyone in the area raves about. And now we know why. We have had their food at a catered event at the law school, but the fresh food at the restaurant was absolutely amazing...karrass amazing even! The place had a ton of character, some unmentionable, and some just out-right funny/wacky. Skyler and I loved the pulled pork and will have to go back for more someday!

clearly a biker joint...fun!

crazy dinosaur murals all around!

Us after all of our delicious food! Take note of the salt potatoes as the Veggie of the day...a New England favorite that we have recently discovered, and love!