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1000 Islands Bridge Celebrates 80 Years

The Thousand Islands International Bridge connecting Ontario and New York marks an historic bridging of two nations over one River: The St. Lawrence.

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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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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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It’s Kismet

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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Soldiers’ Story

At one time, over a century ago, this tranquil island called Leek Island near Gananoque, was a refuge for war-torn soldiers. It was about as far away as one could get from the battlefields across an ocean in World War I. Today, it is known as Thwartway Island, a Thousand Islands National Park of Canada […]

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The Pilot’s Dream

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 […]

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One Thousand Islands. One Thousand Stories.

1000 Islands Bridge Celebrates 80 Years

The Thousand Islands International Bridge connecting Ontario and New York marks an historic bridging of two nations over one River: The St. Lawrence.
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
Dark Island's Singer Castle in Chippewa Bay N.Y. in the 1000 Islands. Photo by Kim Lunman.

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.
Kismet Island. Photo by Kim Lunman.

It’s Kismet

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.
Thwartway Island. Photo by Kim Lunman.

Soldiers’ Story

At one time, over a century ago, this tranquil island called Leek Island near Gananoque, was a refuge for war-torn soldiers. It was about as far away as one could get from the battlefields across an ocean in World War
Paul Island west of Brockville. Photo by Kim Lunman

The Pilot’s Dream

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
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
Boldt Castle, the castle that love built, in the 1000 Islands in 1904 near Alexandria Bay N.Y. Photo by Kim Lunman/Island Life Magazine

Heart Island’s Love Story

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

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

Heart Island’s Love Story

Written by Kim Lunman on November 4, 2018 in Island Life Magazine, The Thousand Islands

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

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 […]

One in The Thousand

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 […]

Island Dog

Written by Kim Lunman on June 9, 2017 in One in The Thousand

Meet Stella. One dog. So many islands…

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