Boldt Castle is the setting of a most romantic gesture. George C. Boldt set out to build a rheinland style castle for his wife Louise on Heart Island, overlooking Alexandria Bay. It took 300 workers, including stonemasons, carpenters and artists to build the 120 room castle - including tunnels, a powerhouse, Italian gardens, a drwbridge, and a doce cote. But wait, tragedy struck. Lousie suddenly died. So broken hearted was Boldt that he ordered all work to cease, leaving behind the structure as a monument to the love of his life. It was not until 1977 that the property was sold to the Authorities, then preserved to it's current condition.
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