The islands
Small and rocky.
Giorgio Galeotti — CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pierre André — CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pierre André — CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pierre André — CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pierre André — CC BY-SA 4.0
The Thousand Islands are an archipelago of 1,864 islands in the St. Lawrence River on the border between Canada and the United States, where the river leaves the north-east corner of Lake Ontario. They stretch about 80 km downstream from the city of Kingston. The Canadian islands are in Ontario and the American ones in New York State. They range from islands of over 100 square kilometres to tiny ones holding a single house, or bare rocks. To count as one of the Thousand Islands, land must keep at least one square foot above water all year and support at least two living trees. You see wide blue water scattered with small rocky islands covered in pines, some with a single house and wooden dock, or a little castle with towers. A long green suspension bridge crosses the river, and tour boats weave between the islands. The Gananoque visitor centre is about 28 km from Kingston in a straight line. The best way to see the islands is a boat cruise from Gananoque or Kingston.
Small and rocky.
One per island.
A green suspension bridge.
St. Lawrence River, east of Kingston, Ontario, Canada
One square foot above water all year and at least two living trees.
On a boat cruise from Gananoque or Kingston.