Consider this hideaway  while out shopping for a new home with a bit of privacy:

 

Nestled within NYis this luxurious 10-bedroom Victorian mansion located on Watch Island, a private island in the Thousand Islands region near Clayton, N.Y.,

Listing price: $1,950,000.

 

The 6,500-square-foot house was built in 1903 by Walter Jerome Green Jr., a banker and yachtsman. It sits on 1.3 acres and has all the modern amenities, including a large boathouse and extensive docking facilities -- which one would obviously need. The island is located near the Thousand Islands Bridge.

 

 

 

 

Rental of the house in Upstate New York, New York, USA is available weekly & monthly for up to 2 families - additional families at extra charge. A family = 2 adults & children under 18

 

New York's Watch Island and North Carolina's Summer Hill Island (© Private Islands Online)

 

The idea of owning an island is probably a remote fantasy these days, especially after three years of economic carnage to people’s bank accounts, savings and retirement portfolios. Maybe you had to take a budget vacation, to the beach or a bayfront or lakefront rental. But who hasn't gazed out at an island from the shore and wondered what it would be like to own your own kingdom, linked to civilization only by water or air? Think Robinson Crusoe. Sir Richard Branson, Johnny Depp and Celine Dion all own islands.

 

Watch Island is one of the 1000 Islands set in a tranquil bay overlooking the St Lawrence Seaway. It is a newly restored 100 year old Victorian home built in 1901 with spectacular views of the ships, sunsets, 1000 Island Bridge, and Rock

 

Island Lighthouse. The dining room is a large gracious room that seats 6 to 16+ with 12 windows overlooking the seaway and evening sunsets. Comfortable living room furnished in antiques with piano, fireplace and views of the river. Country-size, full-service, eat-in kitchen and pantry. The house is surrounded by four furnished porches with breathtaking views - one enclosed in glass/ screens. All baths have claw-foot soaking tubs/ showers. Boathouse with deep water.

A charming and unique part of the world nestled among 1,800 enchanting islands in the St. Lawrence River. Rich in history and exciting historical activities such as a French Festival, tour & enjoy tea in lovely castles, ride in antique boats, partake in boat auctions, picnic on island parks where children play on old fashioned playgrounds, stroll through villages with gingerbread houses that take you back to the turn of the century, dine on the front porch of grand old hotels. Delight in the stories of people who lived year-round on islands... who went to school in a school boat or ice skated across the frozen river to school, visit one of the oldest post offices in the US which is on an island. Share in the excitement of Pirates Weekend, the Poker Race of the roaring cigarette boats, delight in the parade of antique boats, visit wonderful art galleries, restored opera house, antiques shops, watch the islanders come by boat to get their supplies at the town dock in Clayton, NY.

 

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