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 scenic ambiance and pleasant dining.

 

Ed Huck Marine. Ian Coristine / 1000 Islands Photo Art

 

Rockport has a boat-building tradition, carried on with its marinas.

 

Andress Boat Works. Ian Coristine / 1000 Islands Photo Art

 

Rockport celebrates the river, even when frozen. Its Winter Carnival convenes many air boats.

 

Rockport Winter Carnival, Robert J. Hunt photograph.

 

 

St. Brendan's Church, Rockport. Photographer unidentified.

 

 

 
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Header photographs by Ian Coristine (three images), Joy Cuthbert, Scott Knapp, Paul Malo (2 images).
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