Alex Bay Alexandria Bay, as well as the surrounding area, has always been a location that was noted for its beauty, its vast resources and its spiritual being. Long before Europeans sailed over and settled into North America, the tribes of the Iroquois Indians called this area home. They lived and flourished richly off the treasures found in the waters and on the land. It is estimated that European settlers and missionaries began venturing into Upstate New York in the late 1500’s or early 1600’s and they too fell in love with the paradise. James LeRay, a landholder in the early 1800s, had this area surveyed. He liked what he found and created a settlement. Alexandria Bay was founded at this time (1817 – 1818) and named for his son Alexander. Because of the location it didn’t...
Comments
0