Weekend Trip to 1000 Islands - Islands (Jun 27)

Do Thousand Islands really have 1000 islands? Yes, there are 1793 islands in all in the St. Lawrence River which straddle the U.S. - Canada border. They stretch for about 50 miles (80 km) downstream from Kinston, Ontario. The Canadian islands are in the province of Ontario. The U.S. islands are in the state of New York.

These islands are various in size and shape, range from over 40 square miles (100km2) to small island occupied by a single residence, to even smaller uninhabited rocky ones that are home to migratory waterfowl. This area is very popular among vacationers, campers, and boaters, and it is often referred to as the "fresh water boating capital of the world".

Do you know how an island is determined? The criteria is that any island must be above water level for 365 (366) days per year, bigger than one square foot (roughly 930 cm²), and support at least one living tree. Interesting eh?

- Wikipedia