Michael & I took the Uncle Sam's 1,000 Island Boat Tour that features the Boldt Castle. Millionaire George C. Boldt—proprietor of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City—set out to build a full-sized Rhineland-style castle on Heart Island for his beloved wife Louise. Construction began in 1900 on a six-story, 120-room castle, complete with a drawbridge and Italian gardens. Then in 1904 tragedy struck.
Boldt telegrammed the island and commanded the workers to “stop all construction.” His wife had died unexpectedly. Boldt never returned to the island. The castle remained vacant for 73 years. Since 1977, millions of dollars have been invested in the restoration of the Heart Island structures and the Yacht House on Wellesley Island.
After our tour we enjoyed lunch on the patio of Riverhouse's quaint old home.
We shared an antipasto salad, shrimp cocktail and mussels for me along with a crisp refreshing glass of chardonnay.
Afterwards, we headed down the street to the Blues on the Bay Festival featuring live music.
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