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Wellesley Island Farms |
 
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George Boldt purchased alot of property on Wellesley Island, as well as Alexandria Bay and numerous other islands. Altogether he owned over 3,000 acres in the Thousand Islands Area. The majority of his holdings were on Wellesley Island, the second largest island in the region. There he built a polo field, airfield, tennis courts, and a 'cottage colony' which he would rent out to his wealthy friends. |  |
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He also built a very modern and highly productive farm called Wellesley Island Farms. It was so large that it was called the 'front farm', and the 'back farm'. They were one and a half miles apart and were connected by a canal that Mr. Boldt had his workers dredge out. The produce and the animals from the farm were shipped to his hotels in N.Y. City and Philadelphia Pa.
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Mr. Boldt amassed a fortune in the hotel business, owning and operating such well known hotels as the Bellevue and the Stratford Hotels, and the world famous Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. To supply his kitchens with fresh food and produce, he found it neccesary to produce it himself on his own farms on Wellesley Island.
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On an average day, with no account for extra dinners, a thousand pounds of beef, and a similar amount of poultry, six hundred gallons of milk, five hundred dozen eggs, two hundred loaves of bread, twelve hundred dozen rolls plus maple syrup, pheasant, duck, lobster, etcetera, were served at the Waldorf ALONE! And over 34,000 pounds of ice were required. Again... these amounts were needed for one hotel each day!
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