Singer Castle on Dark Island
About
Singer Castle on Dark Island is a stone castle in the St. Lawrence River near Chippewa Bay that is open for guided tours. Architect Ernest Flagg designed the castle for Frederick Gilbert Bourne, the fifth president of the Singer Sewing Machine Company, and crews built the castle from 1903 to 1905 with granite quarried on nearby Oak Island. The Bourne family called the place The Towers and owned the island until the mid-1960s. Tours cover the furnishings and the castle’s secret passages.
What to know
- Guided tours last about 45 minutes and include 80 steps up from the Great Hall.
- Uncle Sam Boat Tours runs trips to the island from Alexandria Bay, and Rockport Cruises runs trips from Ontario.
- Private boaters can tie up at more than 400 feet of dock with an attendant on hand.
- The Royal Suite, an entire wing of the castle, sleeps up to six overnight guests.
- The castle hosts weddings and private events.
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