The Thousand Islands

27 October 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time:  9 minutes

Just Enough Room Island © Omegatron/cc-by-sa-3.0

Just Enough Room Island © Omegatron/cc-by-sa-3.0

The Thousand Islands constitute an archipelago of 1,864 islands that straddles the Canada-U.S. border in the Saint Lawrence River as it emerges from the northeast corner of Lake Ontario. They stretch for about 50 miles (80 km) downstream from Kingston, Ontario. The Canadian islands are in the province of Ontario, the U.S. islands in the state of New York. Passenger air service to the 1000 Islands region is available in both Ontario and New York. Watertown International Airport (ART) in Watertown, New York has daily service on American Airlines connecting through Philadelphia (PHL). Norman Rogers Airport (YGK) in Kingston, Ontario offers daily service on Air Canada connecting through Toronto Pearson. Both airports also offer private aviation services.   read more…

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