Gananoque bills itself as the ‘Gateway to the 1000 Islands’ and it doesn’t take long once you visit to understand why. The town’s name is an aboriginal term which means “town on two rivers.” It is home to both the Gananoque River and the mighty St. Lawrence River, where the picturesque 1000 Islands […]
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.
Welcome to one of the most unusual addresses in the 1000 Islands. Buoy 106 also known as Perch Island.
The 1000 Islands is a boater’s paradise. Come explore this amazing archipelago and the boats that inhabit this water world.
The 1000 Islands is internationally-renowned for its castles and cottages but one cannot overlook another architectural gem: The beloved boathouse. Some are over a century old built as lavish retreats on their own, with bedrooms, dining rooms, fireplaces and even ballrooms. Grand boathouses dotted the River during its Golden Age when wealthy business barons […]
It takes more than 1000 Islands to make the 1000 Islands along this mighty stretch of the St. Lawrence River that flows through Ontario and New York. In fact, there are 1,864 islands between Wolfe Island (the largest) and Cape Vincent to Brockville and Morristown. Tom Thumb Island near Ivy Lea is considered the […]
It’s hard not to notice this little Canadian island off the shores of Brockville. The cottage is built to resemble a ship called the HMCS Prince Alfred after its isle’s royal namesake. Located in the Brock Isles with a view of the shipping channel, it seems more than appropriate as freighters nearby glide through the […]
Tremont Island is a charming cottage colony off the shores of Gananoque.
Talk about snail mail. In an age of email, texting, Facebook, and Snapchat, this stamp-sized post office on Round Island is a throwback to a pre-virtual era: Mail, delivered by a mailman by boat no less.
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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Gananoque bills itself as the ‘Gateway to the 1000 Islands’ and it doesn’t take long once you visit to understand why. The town’s name is an aboriginal term which means “town on two rivers.” It is home to both the Gananoque River and the mighty St. Lawrence River, where the picturesque 1000 Islands […]
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.
Welcome to one of the most unusual addresses in the 1000 Islands. Buoy 106 also known as Perch Island.
Welcome to Clayton. Nothing defines this coastal New York village better than classic wooden boats and the River that hugs its shores.
One of the most amazing ways to see the world famous 1000 Islands is by sky. Take a virtual ride over the River with Island Life Magazine 2017.
The Thousand Islands International Bridge connecting Ontario and New York marks an historic bridging of two nations over one River: The St. Lawrence.