Thousand Islands Boat Museum — Attraction in Ontario

The TI Boat Museum does not open until the May long weekend, but we were lucky enough to enjoy a tour before the official opening for the season.

The Museum consists of three buildings - a workshop where wooden boats are built and you can chat with a builder! A Childrens play place - dress up and pirate fun downstairs and upstairs is a really cool merchant ship recreation - Mike and I had fun playing up there!

The last building stores multiple wooden boats, and upstairs there is an Otentik recreation, a dining table built around a wooden boat for functions next to a stage, and a cottage bedroom, kitchen and living room completely furnished with donations from a 1000 Islands cottage.

This level really brings together the image of the waterfront lifestyle....

I had a wonderful experience at the Gananoque Boat Museum. The exhibits are well maintained and thoughtfully displayed, with clear explanations that bring the history of each boat to life. I especially recommend joining a guided tour — ours was led by April, who was absolutely fantastic. She showed us two beautifully preserved luxury boats, walking us through the dock, parlour, master bedroom, guest rooms, and captain’s helm. April shared fascinating details about the history and the clever, intricate design of the furniture, and she answered all of our questions with warmth and expertise. Her passion and knowledge truly elevated the experience. I highly recommend visiting the museum — and if you can, take a...

So we stopped to get our tickets for the 3 hour tour with City Cruises in Gananoque. The town is nice enough to provide free motorcycle & E bike parking directly in front.

BUT when we arrived a person who is with the Boat Museum had been kind enough to park her SUV in the bike parking!! When I asked her to move, she VERY rudely stated "we have many cases of beer to unload and they took away "MY" loading zone."

That does NOT mean you park illegally. When my Irish Lass advised her I am a disabled Vet, her male companion stated so I am a veteran too!!!

VERY poor representation of the...