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1000 Islands Lighthouses

The 1000 Islands is home to historic lighthouses that tell the stories of our marine heritage, shipwrecks, pirates and the River we keep. Some of the lighthouses are open to the public as museums while others were bought from the government and modernized as private cottages. The Saint Lawrence Seaway was built in 1959 […]

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Heron Cay Island

Sailors Raymond and Sheila Buhr found themselves on an unchartered voyage four decades ago when they discovered this 1000 Islands hideaway known as Heron Cay.

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1000 Islands Boathouses

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 […]

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Heart Island’s Love Story

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

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The Brock Isles

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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Dark Island’s Singer Castle

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.

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One Thousand Islands. One Thousand Stories.

Quebec Head Lighthouse at Wolfe Island. Photo by Kim Lunman/Island Life Magazine

1000 Islands Lighthouses

The 1000 Islands is home to historic lighthouses that tell the stories of our marine heritage, shipwrecks, pirates and the River we keep. Some of the lighthouses are open to the public as museums while others were bought from
Heron Cay Island. Photo by Kim Lunman

Heron Cay Island

Sailors Raymond and Sheila Buhr found themselves on an unchartered voyage four decades ago when they discovered this 1000 Islands hideaway known as Heron Cay.
Kismet Island. Photo by Kim Lunman.

It’s Kismet

A rainbow near Rockport highlights Kismet Island's boathouse. This historic cottage linked to a steam yacht of the same name has its share of mysteries.
Tremont Island Traffic Sign.

Treasuring Tremont Island

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.
Ivy Island: Boathouses like this one near Ivy Lea dot the 1000 Islands. Photo by Kim Lunman.

1000 Islands Boathouses

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
The islands off of Gananoque in the 1000 Islands are known as the Admiralty Group. Photo by Kim Lunman.

Gananoque: 1000 Islands Water World

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
Red Top Island near Gananoque is named after the red roof on this century-old cottage. Photo by Kim Lunman.

Red Top Island

Anne and Charles Phillips honeymooned in the Thousand Islands in 1929. Before they left, the bride of a Methodist minister dipped her feet in the River thinking she would never come back. But about a decade later, the couple
Tar Island's Totem Point. Photo by Kim Lunman

Tar Island

A new flag is flying over Totem Point, the historic Tar Island retreat near Rockport known for its three totem poles. The Texas flag is raised high above the island along with the Canadian flag because its newest owners hail

Boating

An antique wooden boat passes the statue of the St. Lawrence near Rockport in the heart of the 1000 Islands. Photo by Kim Lunman.

River Boat Fantasy

I love boat watching in the 1000 Islands. There is nothing better than River traffic. It is the only traffic ... Read More
The 1000 Islands Harbor Hotel in Clayton N.Y. , which is known for its classic wooden boats. Photo by Kim Lunman

Classic Clayton New York

Welcome to Clayton. Nothing defines this coastal New York village better than classic wooden boats and the River that hugs ... Read More
Boat Parade! Cobalt boaters join a cruise with Rockport's Ed Huck Marine in the St. Lawrence River's Middle Channel. Photo by Kim Lunman.

1000 Islands Boating

The 1000 Islands is a boater's paradise. Come explore this amazing archipelago and the boats that inhabit this water world. ... Read More
The 1000 Islands Tower on Hill Island can be seen from Ivy Lea.

Island In the Sky

Konrad and Heidi Linckh are on top of the world. The German couple, the newest owners of the 1000 Islands ... Read More

The Thousand Islands

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 […]

One in The Thousand

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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