Thousand Islands

Note: For the Thousand Islands park near Jakarta, Indonesia, see Thousand Islands (Indonesia).

The Thousand Islands are an island group split between New York (state)|New York's North Country and Eastern Ontario, lying on the Canada -United States of America|US border, where Lake Ontario meets the St. Lawrence River. It is a very scenic and popular summer cottage area.

Thousand Islands Halal Travel Guide

BoldtCastle aerial - Heart Island, NY

The Thousand Islands is one of the most scenic spots in Ontario and northern New York. Some 1,864 islands (defined as anything permanently above water that can support at least one tree) dot this portion of the St. Lawrence River that straddles the Ontario/New York (state)|New York border. During the 18th and most of the 19th century, it was a choke point on the St.Lawrence and therefore of vital military importance for both the young United States and the British colony of Canada. The colonial and military influence is still visible on the Canadian side in towns like Kingston, which was established in 1673 as Cataraqui, a small and then-distant French military outpost which controlled entry of fur trading vessels into the Great Lakes. During the 1812 war, Kingston and Oswego were British and American strongholds in the region.

Passenger rail came to Gananoque in 1856 and to Clayton in 1873. Multiple steamboats left Clayton's docks for elaborate hotels on various islands. At the turn of the 20th century and the Thousand Islands were mainly a retreat for the wealthy, some of whom bought a private island for their summer mansion. Dubbed Millionaire's Row and these lavish homes are visible by taking a boat cruises down the river. For New York City's elite in 1874–1912 and the region was close enough to be readily accessible by train and steamship but distant enough to be a welcome break from city life of the era. A similar pattern took place in the Adirondacks, where rail transport from Albany and New York City brought the well-to-do in search of waterfront sites to construct "Great Camps" as a luxury of their era.

Boldt Castle, Thousand Islands, Grens Canada, USA - Boldt Castle

The popularisation of the now-famous "Thousand Islands" salad dressing dates to this period; while accounts differ and the dressing appears to have originated in Alexandria Bay or Clayton where New York City stage actress May Irwin requested the recipe from Sophia LaLonde (wife of local fishing guide George LaLonde Jr.) to pass it on to George Boldt of Waldolf-Astoria hotel fame (who built Boldt Castle in the region for his wife, Louise). Boldt brought the recipe back to the chefs of the grand New York City hotel, where it would gain fame and popularity.

On the Canadian side, Garden Island was once a shipbuilding centre; the history of the former Calvin Shipyard is recorded in Kingston's Marine Museum of the Great Lakes. As the current Wolfe Island ferry (unlike its predecessors) has never stopped at Garden Island and the settlement is largely a ghost town. A few cottages remain, accessible only seasonally by private watercraft.

The largest of the thousand islands and the 20-mile (32 km) long Wolfe Island, was a primarily-agricultural community once home to many tiny, local dairies; among a thousand regional recipes collected from across Canada by the authors of a Laura Secord Canadian Cook Book is a "Wolfe Island Cheese Soufflé". The cheesemakers are now long gone, as are docks and customs facilities which formerly welcomed ships at what was once Port Metcalfe at the easternmost end of the island. A canal which once took vessels from Kingston across Wolfe Island to Carleton Island (NY) and the U.S. mainland rests abandoned. Many farms and cottages remain; a modern addition to the island are forests of electric generation windmills which stand three hundred feet (100m) above the otherwise-rural landscape. The island is popular among bicyclists because of its easy accessibility by provincial ferry from downtown Kingston.

While air travel allowed New York's jet set to travel the world and the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad (RW&O, New York Central) brought its last rail passengers to Clayton's ferry terminal (now Frink Park) in 1951; Gananoque's 1884 Thousand Islands Railway boarded its final passengers in 1962. Amtrak's closest stop is now Syracuse. While mainline Windsor-Quebec corridor passenger trains still run east-west on the old 1856 Grand Trunk (CN) lines through Gananoque Junction (and a rare few may even briefly stop) and the tracks to the waterfront are gone. In some places (such as Carleton Island NY) what were once magnificent mansions built in the perioid of the Thousand Islands as playground for New York's wealthy now stand as deteriorating ruins. Grindstone Island once housed a small community and a pair of one-room schoolhouses. While the ferry to Clayton (New York) no longer runs and the schools are now closed, a handful of residents remain.

Now and the region is mainly cottage country, extremely popular during July and August holidays. Various state or national parks have been established in the islands by both nations; many are accessible only by cruising on small craft, with Wellesley Island State Park as the notable exception.

Travel as a Muslim to Thousand Islands

44.317|-76.020|width=|align= Thousand Islands}} From the U.S. mainland the Thousand Islands region is served by Interstate 81, which meets the St. Lawrence River at Fisher's Landing (between Clayton and Alexandria Bay). From there and the Thousand Islands Bridge crosses Wellesley Island to Canada, while NYS Route 12 follows the river. On the Canadian side, Highway 401 is often fastest; a more scenic route is to take the Thousand Islands Parkway westward from Brockville or the former Ontario Highway 2 from Kingston.

Bus, train and air travel are available to Kingston (Ontario)|Kingston (although none are centrally located in that city) and limited services are offered in Brockville and Watertown (New York)|Watertown. A shuttle bus serves the casino in Gananoque from Kingston. No scheduled intercity carriers cross the border in-region and many small towns are only reachable by automobile or by chartering a bus.

The following cities are local and serve as points of access to the region:

Kingston (Ontario)|Kingston (IATA Code: YGK) has year-round ferry service to Wolfe and Howe islands.
Brockville has access to the Thousand Islands Parkway and to tour boats.
Watertown (New York)|Watertown (IATA Code: ART) is also less than thirty miles distant on I-81.

Individual attractions in these cities are not listed on this page, with the exception of base infrastructure (such as boats or vehicle ferries) needed to get to the islands.

These towns are on the mainland in areas in the heart of the Thousand Islands; many are departure points for tour boats or provide marinas and facilities needed to access the region:

Alexandria Bay, Cape Vincent and Clayton (New York)|Clayton in North Country|northern New York
Gananoque and Lansdowne in eastern Ontario.

Privately-owned ferries had served the region since the 1800s; just one of these remains in service today from Horne's Point (officially Point Alexandra) on Wolfe Island to the U.S. mainland at Cape Vincent. A mix of local, county and provincial ferries serve a few key Canadian islands today.

A magnificent international bridge across Hill Island (Canada) and Wellesley Island (USA) was officially opened by president Franklin D Roosevelt and Prime Minister MacKenzie King on August 18, 1938; CBC radio and Pathé newsreel archives recall Roosevelt's 1938 message of international solidarity, proclaimed at the Canadian side of the then-new bridge on what would be the eve of World War II (1939-1945): "This garden spot of nature, this bridge stands as an open door. There will be no challenge at the border crossing. There will be no guard to ask a countersign. Where the boundary is crossed the only words must be 'Pass, friend'."

Ferry services

Detroit Photographic Company (0627) - Lost Channel, Thousand Islands in 1901

Wolfe Island is served year-round by a free ferry from downtown Kingston. Wellesley Island is bisected by an Interstate highway. Heart Island (New York), as home of Boldt Castle, is reachable by tour boat from various small towns on both sides.

Many individual national park islands, ghost towns and private cottages are only accessible by private watercraft.

Boat rentals are available in Alexandria Bay, Clayton, Gananoque, Rockport and Brockville. Bicycles may be rented in Gananoque.

Only a small number of the islands are reachable by bridge or ferry:

Wolfe Island Ferry | wolfe 295 Ontario Street 44.232731, -76.478487 in downtown Kingston: Ontario and Barrack St.; on Wolfe Island, Marysville (Wolfe Island Village) dock in summer season, about Apr–Dec, and Dawson's Point dock, 4.8 kilometers east of Marysville, in winter season, about Dec–Apr ☎ +1 613-548-7227 +1-800-268-4686 Opening Hours: 6am-2am daily, year-round free - This free ferry makes the 20-minutes crossing from downtown Kingston to one of two docks on Wolfe Island year-round. The 55-car ferry also takes pedestrians. Departs every hour or so in each direction. Check web site and call operator for large groups, or large vehicles.
Hornes' Ferry - 2262 Highway 95, Wolfe Island 44.135637, -76.354161 From Kingston ferry, turn right, go about 300m and then turn left (south-east) on Ontario 95. (It is paved, and other parallel roads are gravel.) ☎ +1 613-385-2402, +1 315-783-0638 | Opening Hours: seasonal, end April–mid October C$18/car or U$15/car one-way, C$2/passenger, C$3/bicycle - Runs hourly from end of Ontario Highway 95 on Wolfe Island to downtown Cape Vincent NY, about 10 minutes. Privately owned.
Simcoe Island Ferry - ☎ +1 613-385-2997 | Opening Hours: 6am-1am, seasonal C$5/car round-trip Township-operated three-car ferry from western end of former Highway 96 on Wolfe Island.
Howe Island Ferry ☎ +1 613-542-4959 | Opening Hours: seasonal C$5/car round-trip County-operated ferry from Joyceville Road in Kingston/Barriefield, +1 613-548-9400
Amherst Island Ferry ☎ +1 613-389-3393 | Opening Hours: 6am-2am daily, year-round C$9/car (return trip) Township-operated ferry from Highway 33, Millhaven. Amherst Island is on Lake Ontario, so slightly out of region.
Thousand Islands Bridge - Opening Hours: always open U$2.75 or $C3.50/car Serves Hill Island (Ontario) and Wellesley Island (New York) as part of Interstate 81.

The following islands were formerly served by ferries but are now sparsely-populated or are ghost towns:

Carleton Island (New York)
Garden Island (Ontario)
Grindstone Island (New York)

The only access to the remaining islands is by boat and therefore seasonal.

International crossings

Thousand Islands Bridge from Ivy Lea - Thousand Islands Bridge at Ivy Lea

There are two main US-Canada crossing points in the Thousand Islands region.

The Thousand Islands Bridge system, made up of five individual spans linking the State of New York with the Province of Ontario through Wellesley Island (on the American side) and Hill Island (on the Canadian side), links Interstate 81 to Ontario Highway 401 and the Thousand Islands Parkway in the heart of the region. A single toll must be paid to cross onto the islands (but not off them) from either country.
A seasonal, privately-operated ferry runs between Cape Vincent, New York and Wolfe Island, Ontario (where another ferry on the opposite side of Wolfe Island operates year-round, free of charge to Kingston). Total time from Kingston to Cape Vincent (two ferry crossings) is a little over an hour. Both ferries are popular for cyclists heading to Wolfe Island.

An additional bridge crossing at Prescott (Ontario)|Prescott -Ogdensburg|Ogdensburg is marginally out-of-region and primarily serves Ottawa -Gatineau|Hull.

How to get around in Thousand Islands

A number of different ferries and tour boats depart from Gananoque, Alexandria Bay, Rockport and Clayton.

Gananoque Boat Line | 280 Main Street, Gananoque K7G 2M2 44.3245, -76.1613 ☎ +1 613-382-2144 +1-888-717-4837 +1 613-382-2148 - Boldt Castle may be toured by boat from Gananoque, with afternoon departures especially scenic. Some one-hour tours depart from Rockport. Due to customs delays (the castle is in the US) not all trips stop at Boldt Castle; just the five hour tour makes the two-hour stop at the castle.
Uncle Sam Boat Tours | 45 James Street, Alexandria Bay 44.3389, -75.9185 ☎ +1 315 482-2611 +1-800-253-9229 Closest access from the U.S. mainland to Boldt Castle.
Clayton Island Tours | 428 Riverside Drive, Clayton 44.243, -76.088 ☎ +1 315 686-4820 Departures from Clayton Village Docks and Wellesley Island.
Rockport Boat Line | 23 Front St, Rockport 44.378, -75.936 ☎ +1 613-659-3402 +1-800-563-8687 +1 613-659-2000 C$20-55/person

Kingston Thousand Islands Cruises - 1 Brock St, Kingston 44.230, -76.478 ☎ +1 613-549-5544 +1-800-848-0011 Opening Hours: 9AM Monday - 5PM or last depart, seasonal - Dining and sightseeing cruises, charters, entertainment aboard Island Queen, Island Star and Island Belle.
Thousand Islands & Seaway Cruises - @islandscruises.com 30 Block House Island Parkway, Brockville K6V 4S9 44.5876|, -75.6810 downtown Municipal Harbour ☎ +1 613-345-7333 +1-800-353-3157 Opening Hours: 9AM Monday - 6PM, May-Oct C$24-60 - Variety of traditional sightseeing, high-speed adventure cruises and dining cruises of the Thousand Islands and St. Lawrence River.

For many islands (some of them Canadian or New York State parkland), cruising on small craft is the only access. Pleasure boats may be rented.

Thousand Islands Kayaking Company - 110 Kate St. Gananoque ☎ +1 613-329-6265 - C$55/day kayak rental Guided trips and lessons available at extra cost.
AquaMania | Route 12, Alexandria Bay ☎ +1 315 482-4678 US $300-400/day

Caiger's Resort | 853 Thousand Islands Parkway, Rockport K0E 1R0 ☎ +1 613-659-2266 +1 613-659-2273 C$225/day pontoon boat, $95/day fishing boat, $25/day canoes Resort with 36 rooms (from C$110/night), licensed riverside dining room and pub, outdoor pool, boat ramp, rentals, docking.
Clayton Marina | 50 State Street, Clayton 13624 ☎ +1 315 686-3378 +1 315 686-3522 US$75-300/weekday, $200-750/weekend $400/1500/week Powerboats from 14 to 24 feet
Gilbert Marine | 15 Jessie Street, Brockville K6V 3M6 ☎ +1 613-342-3462 +1-800-906-9290 C$35-250/day Vessels range from small canoes to 23-foot, 200hp fishing boats. Houseboats are C$545-645/day. Additional deposits apply, "Pleasure craft operator card" is required as instruction is not provided on-site.
Houseboat Holidays | R.R. #3 Gananoque K7G 2V5 ☎ +1 613-382-2842 - C$950-2300/week, C$525-1500/weekend 38-foot or 48-foot houseboats to accommodate six or ten people.
Martins Marina & Motel | 28491 County Route 6 Mud Bay, Cape Vincent 13618 ☎ +1 315 654 3104 +1 315 654-4020 - US$25-200/day boat rentals, $US 62/night motel, boat launch ramp, docking, campground/RV park.
Pecks Marina | @island.net 505 Thousand Island Parkway Lansdowne K0E 1L0 Champagne Bay ☎ +1 613-659-3185 +1-800-951-7325 C$50-250/day Marina with restaurant and motel; rental options range from half-day to full-week and small canoes or kayaks to a ten-person, 24-foot motorboat.
Spencer’s Cottages & Boat Rentals | 4607 Hwy # 2 West, Gananoque K7G 2V5 ☎ +1 613-382-4289 - C$175-285/day C$750-1325/week 16-18 foot motorboat rental. Boat launch, fishing licenses, ice, worms, tackle, pop, cabin rentals C$120-210/day.

Dive charters are available from multiple vendors in Kingston.

Some vendors also rent bicycles:

Thousand Islands Cycle | 711 King Street East, Gananoque K7G 1H4 ☎ +1 613-382-5144 - C$35-50/day

Ahoy Rentals | 23 Ontario Street, Kingston K7L 2Y2 ☎ +1 613-549-4277 - C$40/day canoe/kayak C$105/day sailboat Downtown Kingston, sailing lessons (C$95/2hrs) and bicycle rentals (C$25/day).
Misty Isles Lodge | 25 River Road, Lansdowne K0E 1L0 ☎ +1 613-382-4232 +1 613-382-7756 - Near Gananoque. Cottages (C$85-185/night), kayak ($40/day) and motorboat ($95-275/day) rental, docking, boat ramp, campground / RV park (C$35/night), bicycle rental ($30/day).

Fuel stations are available on Wellesley Island (near the southernmost of the two I-81 exits on the island) and Wolfe Island (in Marysville village) but prices tend to be higher than on the respective mainlands. In general, Canadian fuel prices are exorbitant by US standards (Ontario's double-digit HST is a tax on a price which already includes 25 cents/litre of fuel-specific taxes) so international Visitors are advised to leave Clayton or Alexandria Bay on a full tank. Portable tanks for outboard motor boats can be filled more economically at highway fuel stations than at dockside; many marinas sell petrol but prices are less competitive.

When converting fuel prices, note that there are 4.5 litres in an Imperial gallon or 3.78 litres in a US gallon. Fuel is dispensed in litres in Canada and in US gallons in New York State.

What to see in Thousand Islands

Singer Castle - Singer Castle

There are at least two unincorporated villages on the islands; Marysville is on the north shore of Wolfe Island (facing Kingston) and Fineview is on Wellesley Island (near I-81 and Thousand Islands Park). Each has a post office; the town hall for the Township of Frontenac Islands is in Marysville village. Landmarks in these villages (none of which exceeds a thousand people) are listed here.

Antique Boat Museum | 750 Mary Street, Clayton 44.238, -76.089 ☎ +1 315 686-4104 +1 315 686-2775 - Museum admission (US $13-15/person) includes an opportunity to row a three-passenger St. Lawrence Skiff and the 45-minutes run aboard the six-passenger Miss Thousand Islands II is $25/person and the sunset cruise $60/person.
Boldt Castle | Heart Island, USA 44.3445, -75.9225 Ferry from Gananoque, Rockport, Clayton, and Alexandria Bay +1-800-847-5263 Opening Hours: May–October An impressive castle on its own island in the middle of the river. Built by millionaire George Boldt (of Waldorf-Astoria hotel fame) for his wife Louise and largely abandoned after her demise and the castle has been restored and renovated using tourist and bridge revenue.
Seaway Trail | ☎ +1 315 646-1000 Posted US mainland waterfront tourist route over 500 miles / 800km from Lake Erie along the south shore of Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence Seaway to Massena.
Singer Castle - Dark Island 44.452, -75.812 ☎ +1 315 324-3275 +1-877-327-5475 US $14, military $12, kids $7 Four-story castle once owned by Singer sewing machine founder. Accessible only by boat; a limited number of runs are made by Uncle Sam Boat Tour (Alexandria Bay, +1-877-253-9229), Schermerhorn Harbor Shuttle (Hammond, NY +1 315 324-5966) or Rockport Boat Lines (Rockport, ON +1-800-563-8687). Seasonal (forty-five minutes tours offered mid-May to mid-October).
Stone Heron Gallery - Division Street, Marysville, Wolfe Island - Glasswork and paintings. Murals on various local buildings.
Thousand Islands Tower | 716 Highway 137 (I-81), Hill Island 44.352, -75.979 ☎ +1 613-659-2335 +1 613-659-2285 Opening Hours: 10AM Monday - 5PM daily (late April-late October), 10AM Monday - 6PM summer $10/person, $6 (kids, 6-12) Observation skydeck on a Canadian island between the two spans of the Thousand Islands Bridge, souvenir shop, currency exchange, ice cream.

What to do in Thousand Islands

During the summer season, a good selection of island boat cruises are offered from Gananoque, Clayton (New York)|Clayton, Brockville, Kingston, Rockport, Wellesley Island and Alexandria Bay (see "Thousand Islands#Get around|Get around", above, for listings).
There are enough shipwrecks to fill a book ({{ISBN|9780968143704 - Treacherous Waters: Kingston's Shipwrecks, 1997, Cris Kohl); three historic War of 1812 ships (HMS Prince Regent, HMS Princess Charlotte and HMS St. Lawrence) were scuttled near Kingston (Ontario)|Kingston and may be of interest to divers.

Amherst Charters - ☎ +1 613-530-7766 Captain Rob Eves operates fishing charters from Amherst Island aboard a 22-foot motorboat.
White's Horse & Carriage | 931 Highway 95, Wolfe Island K0H 2Y0 ☎ +1 613-385-2923 Sleigh or hay rides, bonfire or BBQ for groups on island farm. Horse and carriage tour of Wolfe Island.

- Wolfe Island Boat Club - 1234 Main St, Wolfe Island K0H 2Y0 - Sail, paddle, row. Races, kids "learn to sail" camp.

Parks

Various parks are located on islands and only accessible by boat:

Thousand Islands National Park of Canada - Park islands with docks and picnic areas. Info, trails and boat launch at Mallorytown Landing Visitor Centre, 1121 Thousand Islands Parkway (401 exit 675). There are three mainland sites (Mallorytown Landing, Landon Bay and Jones Creek), one park site on Hill Island (Batterman's Point) and parkland on sixteen islands reachable only by cruising on small craft. The park islands are Cedar, Milton, Aubrey, Mermaid, Beau Rivage, McDonald, Thwartway, Camelot, Endymion, Gordon, Mulcaster, Georgina, Constance, Adelaide and Stovin (with one park site each) plus three separate park sites on Grenadier Island. All will have docks and outhouses; most have picnic facilities, firewood and trails. A few have primitive campgrounds.
New York State Parks | ☎ +1 315 482-2722 Wellesley Island State Park (44927 Cross Island Road) is reachable by bridge (I-81) and provides a marina with boat rental. Road access to other parkland on Wellesley Island is variable. There is a small amount of parkland on the U.S. mainland, but any other US islands with parks in this group are accessible only by boat.
Grindstone Island Nature Trail - Canoe Point to Picnic Point, Grindstone Island ☎ +1 315 686-5345 A one-mile walking trail preserved by the Thousand Islands Land Trust (TILT, 135 John St, Clayton), leading to the state park. TILT conserves over 8,200 acres of land in the region (mostly on the U.S. mainland), including creeks, nature preserves and over thirty miles of free, public year-round trails.

Events

Emerald Music Festival - Amherst Island ☎ +1 613-389-8297 - $35/weekend - Three-day festival (Fri-Sun) in early August.
Wolfe Island Music Festival - Victoria St, Marysville 44.191, -76.438 On community centre grounds - Two-day festival (Friday evening/Saturday afternoon) on the second weekend in August, walking distance to Kingston ferry.

Muslim Friendly Shopping in Thousand Islands

Duty Free Americas | Route 81, Wellesley Island 13640 ☎ +1 315 482-2730 +1 315 482-2789 - I-81 northbound for vehicles leaving the U.S. for Canada.
1000 Island Duty Free Store | 839 Hwy 137, Hill Island K0E 1L0 ☎ +1 613-659-2133 +1-877-676-6673 +1 613-659-4094 - Interstate-81 southbound at US border. Note that a minimum time out of the nation may be required to bring more than token amounts of merchandise across the border duty-free.
Henderson Farms - Waterview Lane, RR #1 Wolfe Island 44.2067, -76.2776 ☎ +1 613-544-4144 Locally-made jams and jellies, sold by retailers as close as Marysville (Fargo's general store) and as distant as Montraal and Toronto.
Topsy Farms - 14775 Front Road, Stella, Amherst Island K0H 2S0 ☎ +1 613-389-3444 +1-888-287-3157 - Wool Shed offers felted, thrummed and knitted items, bedding (blankets, throws, comforters, pillows, mattress pads), washed wool, roving, pencil roving, yarn, sheepskins and lambskins.
Wolfe Island Bakery | 1213 Main Street, Marysville ☎ +1 613-545-9434 +1 613-545-7933 Opening Hours: 8am-5pm, Monday-Saturday Village bakery and restaurant on Wolfe Island; an additional location is in Kingston.

Halal Restaurants in Thousand Islands

Café Tenango - 1212 Main St, Marysville, Wolfe Island 44.194, -76.440 ☎ +1 613-385-1515 | Opening Hours: 8AM Monday - 8:30PM, weekends only Organic/fair trade Coffee, ice cream and desserts. Tiny establishment on main street with small patio and wi-fi.

The Back Kitchen and Maplemarsh Farm on Amherst Island. Dining hall is open seasonally, Victoria Day to Labour Day. The farm grows vegetables for the local farmers' market.

Thousand Island Club | 21952 Club Road, Wellesley Island 13640 44.3396, -75.9349 ☎ +1 315 482-9999 - under U$30/person On east end of Wellesley Island near yacht club and golf course.
Wolfe Island Pub & Pizzeria - 1223 Main Street, Wolfe Island - ☎ +1 613-385-1234 | Opening Hours: 6:45AM Monday - 7:30PM wkdays, 8AM weekends C$6-10 Pizza, subs, sandwiches and burgers. Karaoke on Saturday nights.

Wolfe Island Grill | 1222 Main Street (Highway 96) Wolfe Island 44.1944, -76.4396 One block east of the summer ferry dock ☎ +1 613-385-2157 | Opening Hours: 11AM Monday - 11PM, weekends 10AM Monday - midnight C$5-$25 Restaurant with burgers, fish and chips. Casual. Licensed waterfront patio with view of the Kingston skyline, private docks, live music on weekends through July and August.

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Thousand Islands single house - "Just Room Enough", an island with a house and one tree

Hotels and resorts

The Lodge on Amherst Island - 320 McDonald’s Lane, Stella ☎ +1 613-634-1388 - Art shows, facilities for weddings, workshops and lodging for up to 25 people, open year-round.
Thousand Islands Country Club | 21496 Clubhouse Dr, Wellesley Island 44.3475, -75.9444 +1-800-928-8422 Two 18-hole golf courses, 103-slip marina, restaurant, clubhouses, 20 hotel-style rental units.

Bed and breakfast

Blue Horizon Bed & Breakfast - 1767 5th Line Road, Wolfe Island 44.121, -76.405 ☎ +1 613-385-2900 +C$85-120 | checkin=4-7 PM / Check-out: 11 AM Three rooms, seasonal (May-Oct).
Dreamcatcher’s Inn - 1277 Main St, Marysville, Wolfe Island 44.1950, -76.4377 ☎ +1 613-385-2635 +C$110+ - Eight-room smoke-free B&B, no pets.
Island Boat House B&B - Occident Island 44.2822, -76.0081 US $200+ - Seasonal, June-October. Unique in that it can only be reached by private boat. Owned by Mulberry Cottage Bed & Breakfast (600 John St, Clayton (New York)|Clayton +1 315 686-2272 or +1-800-686-6056)
Shanti Yoga Retreat - Waldo’s Lane, Wolfe Island 44.215, -76.397 ☎ +1 613-777-0247 C$315-375 for two nights, five Vegetarian buffet meals, four yoga classes, guided meditation, silent morning walks and an infrared sauna session.

Cottages and rentals

Foot Flats Farm - 570 Front Road, Stella, Amherst Island K0H 2S0 ☎ +1 613-634-1212 +1 613-389-6332A working sheep farm with a flock of over one thousand ewes; self-catering rental of one waterfront cottage (C$950/wk) and a 4 or 5 bedroom house (C$1250/wk).

Camping Places

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Canoe-Picnic Point State Park - Grindstone Island 44.3033, -76.0744 boat access only ☎ +1 315 686-4472 +1-800-456-CAMP $20-24/campsite (daily), $205/cabin (weekly) Twenty-five camp sites, five cabins, wooded area, boat docks, fishing, gazebo and picnic tables. There is no ferry to Grindstone Island.
Cross Island Farms - 44301 Cross Island Road, Wellesley Island 44.3102, -76.0043 ☎ +1 315 482-FOOD - $20-25 Four primitive all-season camp sites on 102 acre organic vegetable and livestock farm with walking and ski/snowshoe trails.
DeWolf Point State Park - 45920 County Route 191, Wellesley Island 44.332, -75.992 ☎ +1 315 482-2012 +1-800-456-CAMP Small park on the Lake of the Isles with cabin colony, 14-site camping area, turn-of-the-century gazebo and docks for small watercraft.
Wellesley Island State Park | 44927 Cross Island Road, Wellesley Island 44.317, -76.020 ☎ +1 315 482-2722 +1-800-456-CAMP Camping, tent/trailer sites, cabins, marina, boat launch ramps, sandy beach, nature centre and museum. The largest of four state parks on Wellesley. Two smaller parks on Wellesley Island ( Mary Island State Park and Waterson Point State Park]) are accessible only by boat.

Connect

Kingston Frontenac Public Library - 10 Highway 95, Wolfe Island K0H 2Y0 44.1924, -76.4418 ☎ +1 613-385-2112 | Opening Hours: 1-5PM and 6-8PM Tu, Th; 10AM Monday - 1PM Sat; July - Aug 2-5PM Friday Small rural county library branch with wi-fi at Hwy 95/96 crossroads, Marysville.

Canada Post GPS 44.194,-76.440 is in Marysville village (1211 Main Street, Hwy 96, Wolfe Island K0H 2Y0) and on Amherst Island (5695 Front Road, Stella K0H 2S0 +1 613-389-0417).
The US Postal Service GPS 44.310,-75.991 is on Old Bridge Road on Wellesley Island (44392 County Road 191, Fineview 13640). US parcel receiving service is available at Wellesley Island Building Supply GPS 44.312,-75.996, at the northbound I-81 offramp near the USPS.

Stay Safe

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The St. Lawrence Seaway is a busy shipping channel; there are dangerous shoals and strong currents in some narrow portions of the river. Mariners must carry up-to-date charts and safety equipment at all times. A license is required to fish in Ontario or New York State; Canada also requires operators of motorised recreational vessels to carry proof of competency. Some (but not all) boat rental operators offer short, introductory training lessons which may be advisable for inexperienced sailors before taking the helm of unfamiliar watercraft. In the most extreme weather, it may be best to leave the boat in the harbour or harbor and remain on dry land for safety's sake.

The international boundary has come under closer scrutiny in the post September 11, 2001 perioid and the concept of being "waved through" Customs in either direction no longer applies. It is no longer feasible to travel without a passport. In 2009 and the United States began deployment of Predator drones on its northern borders. In 2011, Canadian officials attempted to seize a boat from a US recreational fisherman in Canadian waters despite the boat having neither landed nor anchored in Canada. Travellers have been turned back at the border even for minor police incidents in which they were neither charged nor convicted. Canadian firearms laws are restrictive by US standards, so it may be best to check requirements in advance or leave any hunting rifles at home.

This is a freshwater region and (except in areas where channels are kept open by icebreakers or ferries) the waters do freeze in winter, leading some to attempt to drive snowmobiles or other vehicles across the ice to the islands. Depending on ice conditions, this can be extremely dangerous - particularly in early spring when the ice begins to thaw. Stay off the ice if at all feasible.

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