Thinking about planning a river excursion or need to shuttle guests?
For a special treat, you may want to make your event more fun by cruising the 1000 Islands on the St. Lawrence River. Let our professional event staff provide assistance in making our charters perfect for class reunions, birthday parties, family get togethers, fundraisers, bachelorette/bachelor parties, anniversaries, rehearsal dinners, weddings and engagements or any other gathering of friends, family, or co-workers.
Clayton Island Tours offers unique opportunities to share the beautiful 1000 Islands and St. Lawrence River with your guests. Our boats are available for charter from May through November, we depart from our location or we can pick you up from local resorts, hotels, village docks, or anywhere with safe dockage along the St. Lawrence River. Entertain your guests on a river cruise, or take them to destinations such as Boldt Castle on Heart Island, Rock Island Lighthouse, Singer Castle, an Island State Park or a private island. We have a fully licensed bar, can include brunch, lunch, dinner, hors d’oeuvres, local wine/beer/distillery tastings, and entertainment.
Want to bring your own food and beverage? No problem, we have boats for that too!
Our boats
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Miss Clayton
40″ Long, 12′ Wide
43 Passengers, 2 Crew
1 Bathroom
Canvas Roof and Eisen Glass Windows
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Island Girl
48? Long, 14? Wide
55 Passengers, 3 Crew
1 Restroom
Aluminum Roof and Eisen Glass Windows
Music / Narration System
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Night Heron
50′ Long x 14′ Wide
49 Passengers / 3 Crew
1 Bathroom
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River Loop
65 Passengers, 3 Crew
48? Long, 20? Wide
2 Restrooms
Aluminum Roof and Glass
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Osprey
70 Passengers, 2 Crew
50′ Long, 16′ Wide
1 Restrooms
Details
- Available: May – November
- Duration: 2 or more hours
- Rates: call for quote
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2 Hour Private Charter on the St. Lawrence River. Keep it low key with a few close friends or go wild and invite up to 65 guests. Departing from and returning to our location 39611 Chateau Lane, Clayton NY. Bring your own food and beverages. We provide the vessel, Captain and First Mate, table/w cloth, music system to plug in your electronic device, self decorating, and a memorable event on the St. Lawrence River. Additional options include: Duration, Catering, Cash Bar, Event Planner, Destinations, Departure and return locations, and more!
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2 Hour Celebration Cruise! Limited only by your imagination. Let the honoree in on the planning or make it a complete surprise! Bring your own food and beverage or come aboard one of our boats with a fully licensed bar. We always provide the vessel, Captain, First Mate/Narrator, music system to plug in your electronic device, self decorating, and all clean up. Dance floor, catering, breakfast, lunch, Dinner, hors d’oeuvres , tables w/table cloths, event planner, cash or tab bar, destinations and departure/return locations are a few additional options available.
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Family Reunion and Summer Resident Community Cruises are popular on the St. Lawrence River. Leave the driving to us so the entire family can relax and enjoy a trip on the River. Narrated, Partially Narrated, or plug in your electronic device to our music system. Bring your own food and beverage aboard the Miss Clayton (up to 40 guests,) the Island Girl (up to 55 guests) or charter the Night Heron (up to 48 guests) or River Loop (up to 65 guests) with licensed bars. Cruise among the islands or choose a destination such as Boldt Castle, Rock Island, other State Parks, or any location with safe dockage. Give us a call for additional options and ideas!
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Fundraising is popular aboard Clayton Island Tours. Organizations charter our boats, set their own ticket prices, and sell directly to members or the general public. Past events include 2 or more hour charters, cruise the river, island events or destinations, provide their own food and beverage or catered event with cash bar, presentations or club meetings on-board, group outings to an Island State Park, Boldt Castle, Singer Castle, Rock Island Lighthouse and many other locations. Contact us to discuss your fundraising idea!
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Each year we welcome hundreds of school students for field trips on the St. Lawrence River. Once on board the boat, students get to know the River – identifying Osprey nests and other bird species, searching in wetlands for beaver dams, learning to differentiate between living and non-living things, and so much more! Frequently, our on the water field trips include visits to Rock Island Lighthouse State Park on Rock Island, Minna Anthony Nature Center and Wellesley Island State Park, Canoe Point State Park on Grindstone Island, and Grass Point State Park. Many schools book field trips directly with us or through Save-the-River.In 2017 New York State implemented “Connect Kids to Parks Field Trip Grant Program (Connect Kids) a field trip refund grant program connecting New York school children with nature and New York State history. https://claytonislandtours.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2916/2018/03/IMG_1668.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&
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2 Hour Pizza and Wings Cruise. We will depart from our location at 39621 Chateau Lane for a 2 hour cruise among the islands on the St. Lawrence River. We provide the vessel, Captain, First Mate, Music System you can plug your electronic device into, Pizza, Wings, Salad, Water, Soda, table ware, clean up, and allow self-decorating. You may wish to charter a boat with a licensed bar. Call us today to discuss your Pizza and Wings Cruise! $49.95 plus tax, per person, minimum 20 guests.
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Departing from our location or we can pick you up at local resorts, village docks, marinas, private docks or private island anywhere along the St. Lawrence River with safe docking and take you where you want to go!
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Any of our regularly scheduled tours can be booked as Private Charters. Enjoy the boat with just your party, we can adjust the departure and duration based on your needs, add lunch, brunch, dinner, cocktails, wine/beer/distillery tastings, etc.
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What could be more memorable than a St. Lawrence River Cruise with a stop on an island for a Traditional Old Fashioned Shore Dinner served by a local fishing guide!
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Charter the boat and bring your own, or we can provide for you! Local Wine, Beer, or Distillery tastings available while you cruise the river.
Event Photography
When you are in the middle of an event (Family Gathering, Anniversary, Bachelorette Party, Class Reunion, etc.) a lot can happen. An event photographer is trained to look for those in-the-moment events that can’t be recreated. Enjoy the event and let us share the memory of it with you after.
Clayton Island Tours has partnered with Gregg Ordon, GTO PHOTO to offer a specially priced package for your special event aboard Clayton Island Tours , your visit to Boldt Castle on Heart Island, Rock Island Lighthouse on Rock Island, or other locations along the St. Lawrence River.
Photography Fee – $250.00 per event, 1 month of DropBox storage to access and retrieve photos, No editing of photos – photos to card and transfer to DropBox access!
Add On: 6 month DropBox Access, Photo Editing (Enhancing photos, color-grading, adjusting exposures, rotating, cropping, and Mailing photos on USB-Flash Drive.
Printing Photos Available: each (Prices include shipping) 5×7 $5.00, 8×10 $15.00, 13×19 $25.00
Contact Gregg Ordon, gregg@kissit.us, 315-383-4383, gtophoto.com for more information and reserve your photographer today!