Product Description

Glorious summer and winter homes.

Whether you are a lifelong Thousand Islands resident, a summers-only visitor or a lucky St. Lawrence River cruise ship passenger, you are bound to recognize many of the grand summer homes and modern American castles featured in this full color keepsake collection.

While photographing Sentinels in the Stream, renowned photographer George Fischer became captivated by the many extraordinary dwellings that rise from the islands and shorelines of this popular vacation region.

In Castles and Cottages, regional historian Anthony Mollica guides readers through these exceptional structures, including: - Boldt Castle - McNally boathouse - Cape Vincent's Tibbetts Point lighthouse - George M. Pullman's Castle Rest, visited by President Grant and General Sherman

The Thousand Islands abound in historic and architecturally unique buildings, as well as idyllic cottage retreats. With fascinating insight and gorgeous color photographs, Castles and Cottages reveals the remarkable story of each.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #105678 in Books
• Published on: 2004-05-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 96 pages

Review
A glimpse into the history and grandeur of summer homes... illustrates the remarkable architecture to be found along the waterway. -- Valerie Hill, Kitchener Waterloo Record 07/31/2004

A good coffee table flipper for lovers of architecture and history alike. -- Ottawa Life 07/2004

Accurately researched... one hundred spectacular photographs... the book that virtually everyone has looked forward to enjoy, share with their friends. -- Thousand Islands Sun 06/23/2004

The accounts of their grand lifestyles and amazing homes makes for interesting and enviable reading. -- Terry Peters, Vancouver North Shore News 06/23/2004

Review
A good coffee table flipper for lovers of architecture and history alike. (Ottawa Life 20040623)

The accounts of their grand lifestyles and amazing homes makes for interesting and enviable reading. (Terry Peters Vancouver North Shore News 200501)

Accurately researched... one hundred spectacular photographs... the book that virtually everyone has looked forward to enjoy, share with their friends. (Thousand Islands Sun )

A glimpse into the history and grandeur of summer homes... illustrates the remarkable architecture to be found along the waterway. (Valerie Hill Kitchener Waterloo Record )

Extraordinary dwellings.... remarkable little collection... great visual interest. (Carole Desormeaux Canadian Camera )

A lively and fascinating history of one of world's most desirable resort communities. (The Cottager )

The stories behind the archipelago's castles and grandiose country homes of 'millionaires' row.' (Jane Gadd Globe and Mail )

From the Author
For more than one hundred fifty years the Thousand Islands have remained one of North America's favorite summer vacation regions. Visitors come to the Islands in the summer are drawn to the tour boats that cruise close by the spectacular river homes. Many homes are historic sites and hold fascinating tales of the families that built them.

Often tour boat guides stimulate the curiosity of passengers with interesting, but ever-so-brief tales of island homes as the boat passes by. Returning to shore the tourists are still curious to learn more about the homes observed during their tour. Castles and Cottages was especially written for those who visit or live in the Thousand Islands. The book explores several of the island homes and the interesting families who built them.

Award-winning photographer, George Fischer, has captured the magnificent beauty of the river homes of the Thousand Islands in spectacular fashion. His photography will take readers around and inside many of the homes to help satisfy their wonderment about interior design and furnishings.

Local author, Anthony Mollica, provides readers with a series of fascinating stories about the homes and their families. The author writes about early hunting retreats, hundred-foot houseboats, fifty-room cottages, boathouse residences and the spectacular castles of a bygone time.

Castles and Cottages will help satisfy the curiosity of residents and visitors who enjoy the Thousand Islands and have always yearned to know more about the true stories connected to the island homes.

Customer Reviews

Beautiful book about a beautiful place
One of the most outrageously beautiful places on Planet Earth is the Thousand Island Region that straddles the U.S. and Canadian border along the northern edge of New York State. This book helps to show why the wealthy in the late 19th century flocked there. The homes and the "cottages" are sumptuous, as is the terrain. This book is no substitute for the real thing, but it sure does bring back lovely memories of a wonderful place.

Great little book
This is a positive review of the book, but less than five stars because it is small, and feels half done. I would have liked it to be a bigger format, with bigger pictures, and more of them. It's like a tease. For the price, and as a light overview of some of the nicer houses, it's great. But it seems that it could have been something more.