Mary Island State Park Explained

Mary Island State Park
Map:New York
Coords:44.367°N -75.92°W
Type:State park
Location:Wellesley Island
Town of Alexandria
Jefferson County, New York
Area:13acres[1]
Created:[2]
Operator:New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Visitation Num:3,415
Visitation Year:2014
Visitation Ref:[3]
Open:Memorial Day to Labor Day
Website:Mary Island State Park

Mary Island State Park is a 13acres state park[1] located in the St. Lawrence River in Jefferson County, New York. The park is situated in the Town of Alexandria on the east end of Wellesley Island, 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, it was one of the first New York state parks established along the St. Lawrence River as part of the St. Lawrence Reservation, a recreation area within the Thousand Islands region authorized by New York State in 1896.[2]

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.[4] It is open from Memorial Day to Labor Day.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: 2014 New York State Statistical Yearbook . The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government . 2014 . Section O: Environmental Conservation and Recreation, Table O-9 . 673 . February 27, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150916082616/http://www.rockinst.org/nys_statistics/2014/2014_Yearbook_Section_O.pdf . September 16, 2015 . dead .
  2. Book: Third Annual Report of the Commissioners of Fisheries, Game and Forests of the State of New York . January 20, 1898 . The State Reservation Upon and Along the St. Lawrence River . 144 . Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford Co., Printers.
  3. Web site: State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003 . Data.ny.gov . November 1, 2016.
  4. Web site: Mary Island State Park . NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation . November 1, 2016.
  5. Web site: Mary Island State Park - Hours of Operation . NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation . November 1, 2016.