Communities

Communities in the Thousand Islands region of Canada and the United States

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Giving Chase: Shipwatching on the St. Lawrence

Ships interest people for various reasons. There are those drawn to their technical features, or their economic role, or in the cargoes they carry . . .

Alexandria Bay New York

For more than a century and a half Alexandria Bay has been a noted summer resort. Grand hotels have come and gone, but the village continues to be the best

Cape Vincent, New York

There is a breadth and expansiveness, even sense of a different quality of air, where the St. Lawrence River broadens to the infinite horizon of Lake Ontario. The shore of

Brockville, Ontario

Larger than any regional community except Kingston, Brockville anchors the eastern end of the fifty mile stretch of river, just as that other city does the western end. The Canadian

Westminster Park, New York

Originally intended to be as large a development as Thousand Island Park, at the other end of Wellesley Island, Westminster Park never became so densely populated as original planned. Perhaps

Chippewa Bay, New York

Little known to visitors because most boat tours did not pass this way, the group of islands in Chippewa Bay was once more prominent when the Chippewa Yacht Club won

Gananoque, Ontario

Directly across the river from Clayton, Gananoque similarly has long been a year-round village, a trading center for the surrounding countryside, rather than merely a seasonal resort. Scenic environs of

Kingston, Ontario

Kingston is the largest city of the region, and offers the richest range of amenities, from high culture, theatre, to popular entertainment, from its symphony orchestra to its street fairs.

Ivy Lea, Ontario

Situated on the scenic Thousand Islands Parkway, the hamlet of Ivy Lea and surrounding north shore are central to the entire Thousand Islands region and close to densely clustered islands.

Wolfe Island, Ontario

Twenty miles long and as much as seven miles wide, Wolfe Island's 30,000 acres--about fifty-four square miles--support many farms and a year-round community, connected to Kingston by

Grindstone Island, New York

Disengaged from the larger mainland, life on Grindstone Island has gone on year-round, remote from many changes of the twentieth century. To hike these dirt roads, without electrical power lines

Rockport, Ontario

Tourists throng this small hamlet on the north shore, because of the two boat lines based there, but Rockport also is a destination popular with regional residents, because of its