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PRESS RELEASE: March 9, 2007
Contact: Teresa Mitchell, 315-646-1000
Knight in Shining Armor at Seaway Trail Discovery Center until May 4
A fascination with history is one of the reasons people travel the Seaway Trail, the 518-mile-long America’s Byway that parallels the St. Lawrence River, Lake Ontario, Niagara River and Lake Erie in New York and Pennsylvania. Europe’s history of medieval knights mingles with the romance of the 1000 Islands region of the Seaway Trail at Singer Castle on Dark Island, and a shining example of that union – a suit of armor from the collection of arms and armor at the Castle - can be seen until May 4 at the Seaway Trail Discovery Center in Sackets Harbor.
In 1902, Commodore and Singer Sewing Machine Company President Frederick G. Bourne purchased Dark Island and contracted with American beaux-arts architect Ernest Flagg to design a hunting lodge based on Sir Walter Scott’s description of “The Towers” in his novel Woodstock. Singer Castle, which opens for 2007 in early May, is complete with turrets, tunnels, secret passageways and a dungeon. The great hall contains the requisite collection of medieval weaponry and armor. The 28-room granite castle was completed in 1905.
The suit of armor that stands 6 feet tall with chain mail and plate armor - a combination of 14th-century and earlier metalwork can be seen at the Seaway Trail Discovery Center Tuesday-Saturday 10-5 until May 4. The Seaway Trail Foundation operates the Discovery Center in the former historic Union Hotel (1817-1818) that is owned by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. For more information, call 315-646-1000. # # #
