A private island escape that was built for one of New York’s premier lumber tycoons has been put on the market for $2.7 million, offering a rare opportunity to snap up a truly isolated retreat just a stone’s throw from the Canadian border.
Longue Vue Island is in Alexandria Bay on the St. Lawrence River and is understood to be one of the only artificial islands in the state of New York.
The island, which has also been known as Rosette Island and Artificial Island over the years, is home to a stunning eight-bedroom mansion and detached boathouse that were built for its original owner, Hudson Rose, a businessman who specialized in the lumber trade…