Mary Island State Park

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox park Mary Island State Park is a Template:Convert state park<ref name=RIoG_PS/> 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.<ref name=FGFC_1897/>

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.<ref name=NYSP_main>Template:Cite web</ref> It is open from Memorial Day to Labor Day.<ref name=NYSP_hours>Template:Cite web</ref>

See also

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