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Dark Island’s Singer Castle

Written by Kim Lunman on August 12, 2017 in One in The Thousand

The 1000 Islands is known for its cottages and castles. Dark Island on Singer Island was built by Frederick Bourne, a president for the Singer Sewing Machine Company in New York City, over a century ago.

Classic Clayton New York

Written by Kim Lunman on August 3, 2017 in Boating

Welcome to Clayton. Nothing defines this coastal New York village better than classic wooden boats and the River that hugs its shores.

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Treasuring Tremont Island

Written by Kim Lunman on October 3, 2018 in Island Life Magazine, The Thousand Islands

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.

Irving Berlin’s ‘Always’ Cottage

Written by Kim Lunman on November 8, 2017 in The Thousand Islands

I’ll be loving you always. With a love that’s true always. These lyrics penned by the famous American composer Irving Berlin for the romantic ballad Always have a special connection to the 1000 Islands. A cottage named Always in St. Lawrence Park west of Alexandria Bay overlooking the U.S. shipping channel is linked to the […]

Royal Island

Written by Kim Lunman on November 6, 2017 in The Thousand Islands

It was the year Ford Motor Company sold its first car, the year the Wright brothers had their first successful airplane flight, the year Pepsi Cola was patented. Sir Wilfrid Laurier was the Prime Minister of Canada and Edward the Seventh was the King of England. It was 1903, the year an Ottawa family […]

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Heart Island’s Love Story

Written by Kim Lunman on November 27, 2017 in One in The Thousand

Boldt Castle is known as the castle that love built on an island aptly called Heart.

The Voyage Continues: Island Life Magazine 2018

Written by Kim Lunman on November 10, 2017 in One in The Thousand

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 […]

The Brock Isles

Written by Kim Lunman on November 1, 2017 in One in The Thousand

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 […]

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