TOCNYS Visits the Enchanting Boldt Castle

Last weekend, TOCNYS had a great meetup at the Watertown Supercharger, followed by a visit to Boldt Castle on Heart Island, near Alexandria Bay. Members came from Cortland, Rochester, Niagara Frontier Region, and even as far as Long Island!

At the Supercharger social, Bernie Asher (Niagara Frontier Region), ended up engaging a prospective Tesla customer in a conversation. During their talk, she revealed that her household had recently decided they will take a leap of faith and order a Model 3 in the coming months! Our passionate members are the perfect embodiment of TOCNYS’s mission to accelerate the transition to sustainable energy. Now that’s what I call a successful supercharger meetup!

Before we left the Supercharger, I conducted a short safety brief covering “convoy operations”, I took phone numbers, and explained roadside assistance using the Tesla App. I then covered any questions about the trip with the group. We kept an organized convoy, obeying the speed limit throughout the 30-minute drive to Alexandria Bay. As it turns out, this was great for everyone since two State Patrols flew past us on I-81.

Once we arrived in Alexandria Bay, I conducted a brief attendance, afterwards we proceeded to the ferry for Heart Island.  As a group, we had two hours to explore this premier attraction in the Thousand Islands Region. While there, we learned that the Thousand Islands Bridge Authority is responsible for restoring this magnificent part of New York State’s history. We also learned about the scheduled improvements planned in the coming years.

The feedback I received from everyone about the Castle was very positive and some guests decided to stay longer in order to explore the Boldt Yatch House.

We had dinner at Riley’s by the River, located across from Uncle Sam Boat Tours. The restaurant was extremely busy, so we had to wait for 20 minutes or so, but the food and service made up for our wait time. We had an amazing time hearing Stefan’s (Long Island) stories about his travels all over the United States in his Model S, P100. We also learned about Peter’s (Cortland) customer service experience when he ordered the new Plaid Model S, and so much more.

I’m glad everyone enjoyed this event, and I hope to see more members make the trip to the North Country. The more Tesla vehicles in our area, the more people will get used to them. We are always looking to encourage people making the switch from internal combustion engine vehicles and choosing electric. Trips like ours to Boldt Castle is not only fun for our members, but it also helps to promote our goal of sustainability, by making Tesla vehicles more accessible to the general public.

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