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 […]

  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 […]

Welcome to one of the most unusual addresses in the 1000 Islands. Buoy 106 also known as Perch Island.

  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 […]

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.

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 […]

It’s a fabled island with three names and a grand estate perched on a hill that has watched over the River near Ivy Lea for more than a century.