Life is
THE RIVER Photo courtesy David Mackie.
There are few places like the St. Lawrence River in the world and it can be enjoyed in so many different ways by everyone.
Sit in a dock chair watching the MAMMOTH STEEL SHIPS glide by.
No power boat? Why not RENT ONE FOR THE DAY and travel the river as you like.
Rent a kayak or a canoe and paddle over to picnic on one of BROCKVILLE’S 17 PUBLIC ISLANDS. (see pages 36-37)
RENT A HOUSEBOAT FOR A WEEK and build incredible memories with family and friends.
Enjoy a full breakfast on REFUGEE ISLAND. Free boat shuttle to the island June 19-22.
Take a day sail out on Brockville’s resident TALL SHIP, THE FAIR JEANNE. Be part of the crew - climb to the crow’s nest, unfurl the sails, and sail her away.
DIVE OFF A CLIFF, OR LEAP FROM THE SEAWALL – or you could just slip into the water slowly at the beach.
Take a BOAT CRUISE. Visit during the TALL SHIPS FESTIVAL AUG 30 – SEPT 1 and take part in boat tours, dinner cruises, or Captain’s receptions on board the ships. Grab a fishing rod and enjoy the BEST BASS FISHING IN THE WORLD. Having trouble sleeping at night? Try COUNTING THE ISLANDS in your head.
WATCH THE SUNSET reflected in the water.
Scuba
Diving Brockville rules the waves for the best freshwater diving location in the world due to the visibility and lack of thermocline. Divers come here in droves to explore the centuries-old shipwrecks and artifacts scattered along the river bottom.
BROCKVILLE’S
OLDEST WRECKS
The JOHN B. KING - a drill scow. Struck by lightning in 1930. Thirty crew perished.
The H.P. BIGELOW - an early ferry built in 1893. Burned and sank in 1920.
The ROBERT GASKIN - a two masted iron rigged wooden barge. Sank Sept. 18, 1889.
The LILLIE PARSONS measured 131 feet long. Sank off Sparrow Island in 1877.
The FLEUR MARIE - built at Lanoraie, Quebec in 1850. Scuttled mid channel in 1884.
