Excerpt from Niagara to the Sea: Toronto, Thousand Islands, Rapids, Montreal, Quebec, Saguenay River The Grand Illumination of the islands occurs on Wednesday and Saturday evenings, when the entire region is transformed into a veritable fairyland which has to be seen to be appreciated. The races of the American Power Boat Association, for the Gold Challenge Cup, are frequently held at Alexandria Bay. During this celebrated event some of the fastest motor boats in the world are seen on the river. This is the most popular aquatic sporting event held in America. Many other racing events are also held during the season. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.