Sometimes called the “Saratoga of the St. Lawrence.” As a summer resort,
it is fairly entitled to the name, being one of the most popular
watering places in America. Its summer hotels are among the most
commodious and attractive to be found anywhere, while private cottages
and villas have sprung up on every available site, both on the shore,
and on all the islands near. The facilities for fishing and boating,
combined with the pure and invigorating atmosphere, and the beautiful
scenery, attract to the place a tide of summer visitors, ever increasing
in volume with each succeeding year. Alexandria Bay is only twelve miles
from Clayton, and the approach, by boat, is charming, as the pretty
cottages come in view all along the shore, succeeded by the imposing
hotel fronts as the harbor is neared. Among the handsome villas, that of
the late Dr. J. G. Holland. “Bonnie Castle,” is a conspicuous object,
occupying a promontory which projects just below the landing.