Mary Island State Park is a
state park[ located in the ]St. Lawrence River
The St. Lawrence River (french: Fleuve Saint-Laurent, ) is a large river in the middle latitudes of North America. Its headwaters begin flowing from Lake Ontario in a (roughly) northeasterly direction, into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, connecting ...
in Jefferson County, New York. The park is situated in the Town of Alexandria on the east end of Wellesley Island
Wellesley Island in Jefferson County, New York, United States is partially in the Town of Orleans and partially in the Town of Alexandria.
History
The island was named Wells Island but during his 1815 survey of the US-Canada border renamed by ...
, and is accessible only by boat.
History
Mary Island State Park was purchased by the New York State Fisheries, Game and Forest Commission in 1897. Along with Canoe-Picnic Point State Park
Canoe-Picnic Point State Park is a state park located on Grindstone Island in the St. Lawrence River. The park is within the bounds of the Town of Clayton in Jefferson County, New York.
The park is 1 of 80 New York State Parks that are in the ...
, it was one of the first New York state parks established along the St. Lawrence River
The St. Lawrence River (french: Fleuve Saint-Laurent, ) is a large river in the middle latitudes of North America. Its headwaters begin flowing from Lake Ontario in a (roughly) northeasterly direction, into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, connecting ...
as part of the St. Lawrence Reservation
The St. Lawrence Reservation (originally known as the State Reservation on the St. Lawrence) was a former protected area established by the state of New York in the Thousand Islands region along the St. Lawrence River in the late 19th century. ...
, a recreation area within the Thousand Islands
The Thousand Islands (french: Mille-Îles) constitute a North American archipelago of 1,864 islands that straddles the Canada–US border in the Saint Lawrence River as it emerges from the northeast corner of Lake Ontario. They stretch for abo ...
region authorized by New York State in 1896.[
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Description
Mary Island State Park is accessible only by boat. The park offers picnic tables, fishing, a boat launch and docks, and a campground for tents only.
See also
* List of New York state parks
References
External links
New York State Parks: Mary Island State Park
State parks of New York (state)
Parks in Jefferson County, New York
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