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What’s in a name? The dictionary defines ‘Kismet’ as “a power that is believed to control what happens in the future.” This Canadian island called Kismet is linked in history to a lavish steam yacht of the same name.
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Welcome to Clayton. Nothing defines this coastal New York village better than classic wooden boats and the River that hugs its shores.
What’s in a name? The dictionary defines ‘Kismet’ as “a power that is believed to control what happens in the future.” This Canadian island called Kismet is linked in history to a lavish steam yacht of the same name.
Paul Island It’s the towering tree that you first notice about this small island just west of Brockville. It almost resembles a palm tree from a distance. But this is nowhere near the tropics not even on this humid August afternoon. The solitary Elm tree looms large over Paul Island in the Amateur Group […]
Tremont Island is a charming cottage colony off the shores of Gananoque known for one of its most famous former residents: The inventor of Sees Candies: Mary See.
The Thousand Islands International Bridge connecting Ontario and New York marks an historic bridging of two nations over one River: The St. Lawrence.
Island Life Magazine is the premier glossy magazine about the Thousand Islands in the Thousand Islands distributed in Ontario and New York. Island Life Magazine 2018 features an aerial photograph of Sunken Rock Island near Alexandria Bay N.Y. The issue showcases the world famous 1000 Islands with new stories and photographs of this amazing […]
Brockville calls itself “The City of the 1000 Islands” for a reason: It owns a number of them in its own backyard on the St. Lawrence River. The municipality purchased 29 islands for park purposes in 1933 from the federal government for the grand sum of $3,631. Today, 16 have been designed for public use […]