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THOUSAND ISLAND PARK
VISITORS INFORMATION
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VIVEKANANDA COTTAGE
P.O. BOX 1084
THOUSAND ISLAND PARK, N.Y. 13692
Telephone: (315) 482-3031
INFORMATION FOR
VISITORS
The Vivekananda Cottage
at Thousand Island Park is open during the months of July and August as
a place of pilgrimage for devotees to visit. Usually those who come
visit briefly to see the Cottage or attend the daily vespers and
meditation at 4:30 PM.
Thousand Island Park is a
small village located on Wellesley Island, in a remote area about 360
miles from New York City, on the St. Lawrence River, near the Canadian
border. Public transportation there is limited and so a car is a
necessary. Driving directions from New York City are given below. The
nearest convenient airport is located at Syracuse, about 100 miles from
the Thousand Islands.
Since there are no
arrangements at the Cottage for guest accommodation, those who wish to
stay overnight are required to find a place nearby. The resort towns of
Alexandria Bay or Clayton (both on the U.S. mainland) are the nearest
locations for hotel and motel accommodations.
During most of the summer
there are no classes or lectures at the Vivekananda Cottage, but
devotees may attend the afternoon vespers (arati) and meditation at the
Cottage at 4:30 PM. The exception to this is when Swami Yuktatmananda
conducts his “seminar classes.” During the seminar days, the program
includes morning meditation followed by Swami’s discourse and
discussion, afternoon vespers (arati) and meditation, and evening
readings and discussion. Those who wish to attend the classes are
requested to seek permission from our Center in advance.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS
(from New York City)
I
- VIA PALISADES INTERSTATE PARKWAY:
1. Take Palisades Interstate Parkway North
to Exit 18 (exit is on the left)
2.
Take Exit 18 and proceed to traffic circle; bear to the right around
circle and take second right turn onto Route 6-West (“Long Mountain
Drive”); and follow signs toward Route 17
3.
Take Route 17 North, beyond Monticello and Liberty, toward Binghamton
4.
Follow signs toward Binghamton; take Interstate Highway 81-North and
proceed beyond Syracuse and Watertown to the Thousand Islands
International Bridge
5.
Pay toll and cross Bridge onto Wellesley Island and take first exit
(Exit 51)
6.
After exiting proceed to stop sign, turn right and go to second stop
sign
7.
At second stop sign turn right, and proceed about 4 miles to the village
of Thousand Island Park
8.
At Thousand Island Park proceed to stop sign (near Grocery, Ice Cream
Parlor, Tennis Courts)
9.
At stop sign turn right onto St. Lawrence Avenue and proceed about 2
blocks until the street ends at Tabernacle building
10. At Tabernacle turn left, go about one block and turn right up the
small road marked with the arrow pointed to “Vivekananda Cottage.” (see
map below)
II
- VIA NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY:
-Take New York State Thruway North to Interstate Highway 81 (Exit 36,
just north of Syracuse)
-Take Exit 36 and proceed on Interstate Highway 81 North, beyond
Watertown, to the Thousand Islands International Bridge
-Pay toll and cross Bridge onto Wellesley Island at take first exit
(Exit 51)
-Proceed as indicated above in directions 6 to 10. (see map below)
Total Driving Distance: Approximately 360 miles
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