Upper River Expedition
Kingston to Upper Canada Village and Return
4 nights, 5 days
Our Upper River Expedition is tailor-made for those passengers who want to experience the full beauty and history of the Thousand Islands. Your cruise vacation will depart from Kingston, Ontario to cruise and thoroughly explore the picturesque Thousand Islands before continuing east past Brockville. Cruising downriver past Prescott, you will encounter the first lock in the St. Lawrence Seaway system at Iroquois, Ontario. The Seaway Control Dam here stretches from the Canadian to the American side of the St. Lawrence River and this dam regulates the water depth throughout the Seaway to Montreal. Beyond Iroquois, as you journey towards Morrisburg, Ontario you will pass over the “Lost Villages” of the Seaway en route to historic Upper Canada Village.
Highlights of this Cruise: This cruise is an excellent chance to witness opulent summer homes, scenic bays, and intimate island passages. With additional stops at the 1000 Islands Heritage Museum in Gananoque, Fulford Mansion in Brockville, and Fort Wellington in Prescott, this cruise vacation is full of the colonial history of Upper Canada and the Thousand Islands.
Overnight Ports
Schedules - 2023
Attractions
In Alphabetical Order
1000 Islands
This cruise will take you to witness the island paradise and natural and man-made charm of the archipelago.
1000 Islands Tower
The 1000 Islands Tower is a unique attraction and will show you the best of what the area has to offer.
Fort Wellington
The first Fort Wellington was built during the war of 1812 high above the St. Lawrence River at Prescott.
Fulford Place Mansion
Fulford was able to purchase 14 acres of waterfront property in Brockville, Ontario.
Seaway Locks
All locks on the Seaway are similar in size. In width they are 80 feet; the depth over the sill is 30 feet; and the length - that is breast gate to fender - is 766 feet.
Thousand Islands Heritage Center
On Gananoque's waterfront there's a grand Victorian building designed in the tradition of the late 19th century two storey "grand cottage" with its expansive verandahs and a "widow's walk" lookout tower.
