This era produced a boom for the local villages, which thrived under the attention of these well-to-do part-time residents. The Thousand Islands region experienced its own golden time during the Gilded Age, around the turn of the twentieth century, when the wealthy and affluent flocked to the area to build sprawling mansions and palatial estates on the shores of the St. By this time, commerce and tourism in the area was beginning to heat up. Photo credit: Jerrye and Roy Klotz, Wikimedia.Īndrew Cornwall bought the store from Walton in 1877 and soon employed his four sons, giving the Cornwall Brothers’ Store its name. After a fire destroyed the original building in 1865, the stone building that still stands today was erected.Ĭornwall Brothers Store & Museum. Alexandria Bay, with a population of only 300 residents at the time, had only one other store.
In 1839 proprietor Azariah Walton and his son-in-law Alexandria Hamblin began selling lumber, timber and soap-making supplies here. The Cornwall Brothers’ Store is the last remaining riverfront property in Alexandria Bay to remain untouched by time. Located on the waterfront in downtown Alexandria Bay, this historic treasure is a museum housed in an 1866-era building that once served as a general store and is filled with treasures that tell the tale of life on the river in the past.
When you’re visiting the village of Alexandria Bay this summer, take some time to step back in time and visit the Cornwall Brothers’ Store and Museum. Journey Magazine - 2017 Step Back In Time At The Cornwall Brothers Store & Museum
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