Dark Island near Chippewa Bay in St. Lawrence County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Dark Island Yachts

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 13, 2024

1. Dark Island Yachts Marker

Inscription.
[Top left]
Artemis (1898-1909) twin screw steam, designed by Mr. Gustav Hillmann and built by C&R Poillon, South Brooklyn, NY in 1897 LOA 82'10", Beam 13'10", Depth 5'6", Draft 4', steam power.

[Bottom left]
Sioux (1910-1919, later belonged to Marjorie Bourne) K TC sc steam, designed by Mr. Nathaniel G. Herreshoff and build by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company LOA 111', Beam 11'6", Depth 5'10", Draft 3'11", steam power

[Right side]
Dark Island (1912-1919 owned by Marjorie, then by Alexander Thayer until 1938) K TC scw steam, designed by Charles L. Seabury, built by the Gas Engine & Power Company and Charles L. Seabury & Company in 1912. LOA 60', Beam 10'6", Depth 4'9", Draft 3'1", gasoline power

Erected by Singer Castle on Dark Island.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1897.

Location. 44° 27.11′ N, 75° 48.709′ W. Marker is near Chippewa Bay, New York, in St. Lawrence County. It is on Dark Island. It can be reached from County Route 6. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chippewa Bay NY 13623, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York

and in the Adirondacks & North Country.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are

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within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Shipwrecks in Surrounding Waters (here, next to this marker); The Architect (here, next to this marker); Frederick Remington (here, next to this marker); The "Artemis" (here, next to this marker); Inspiration for Bourne's Castle (here, next to this marker); Frederick Gilbert Bourne (a few steps from this marker); Dark Island (a few steps from this marker); Chimney Island (Bridge Island) (approx. 1.9 miles away in Canada). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chippewa Bay.

Also see . . . Singer Castle on Dark Island. (Submitted on October 21, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 13, 2024

2. Dark Island Yachts Marker

Third marker from right

Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 21, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 139 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 21, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.