Cornwall Brothers Store Museum — Attraction in Town of Alexandria

We visited 8/20/2024 prior to embarking on a twilight river cruise. It's a very nice small museum featuring many turn of the century items. Budget about an hour to see it.

The day before our visit we took a 5-hour river cruise where the history of many of the islands were described. It was impossible to remember it all so I asked if there were any books that described the most popular ones and it turns out that there are two: "Meandering Among the Islands" and "The Thousand Islands: 101 Points of Interest...and then some". The former has detailed descriptions whereas the latter has generally shorter summaries but is accompanied with nautical maps. I'd recommend getting both as they complement each other.

But what really made my day was that I got to meet Judy Keeler, the co-author of each book, who just happened to be at the museum for a meeting!

I would also like to especially thank Andrea, the museum’s dedicated docent, for her tour and extra...

Overall great experience, would have loved to see references to the indigenous peoples who inhabited TI parks prior to colonialism and also to how slavery and the black experienced TI park in the past. Those populations were notably absent. History and pictures were great but it’s also important to recognize all the peoples that have been on the river in...

A very neat place to check out in Alexandria Bay, it offers a wealth of history of the local area and some nationally known pastimes as well. They are tucked away off the main drag, so you definitely should venture over and check the museum out. There is no admission charge, but donations are...