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 May 23-26: Cape Vincent Weekend Getaway -- spend Memorial Day weekend at Cape Vincent, where Lake Ontario meets the St. Lawrence
- We have beds reserved at the Tibbetts Point Lighthouse Hostel -- the cost will be only $15 a night per person.
- Day loop rides, choice of 35-75 miles/day
- Road bike or touring bike is fine
- No packs/panniers required
- We're planning to chip in and cook meals together for breakfasts and dinners; that should be no more than $10 a day?
UPDATE 4/27: We are going to be occupying the whole hostel. We've
had reservations for all the beds available and then some. Because
we're arriving as a club group, we're all getting the Hosteling
International members' rate of $15 per night (it's $18 for
nonmembers). Additional people can join the trip if they
want to either camp at nearby campsites or stay in one of the motels in
Cape Vincent. Contact Steve or Andrejs for more info about the options.
There are a few obvious riding options in the region,
but we'll look for other routes, too. Among the obvious: ride along the
St. Lawrence to Clayton and, possibly, Alexandria Bay. This takes in
all the attractions of a great tourist destination -- a boat museum,
boat tours of the river, the spectacular Thousand Islands Bridge, and
endless tourist attractions along the way. This option would be great
for those who want to wander through the area and see what it has to
offer, rather than just bike all day. Another obvious option is to take
the ferry from Cape Vincent to Wolfe Island, ride across the island
(and have some outlandishly delicious baked goods in the bakery on the
north shore), and take the ferry to Kingston. Kingston can be the
destination or you can ride either west or east along the river for
more milage. Yet another possibility is to ride back south to Sacketts
Harbor -- a tremendously important military town in Revolutionary times
that has a lot of historic preservation and interpretive attractions.
Ride Details -- here are some detailed ride suggestions
Additional Info
If you google the area, you'll find it's incredibly rich in all kinds of attractions.
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