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Thousand Islands History

The St. Lawrence River, connecting the sea to the Great Lakes, has provided the Thousand Islands with a long and rich past.

In the coming months we will update this HISTORY section of the Thousand Islands Life Magazine.  We welcome submissions and look forward to providing useful information for our readers.

Contributors to date:  Rex Ennis, Grindstone Island; Susan W. Smith, Sagastatweka Island; the late Paul Malo and the late Mina Herrick King.

Editor: Susan W. Smith info@thousandislandslife.com

Burned in the Old World - cooled by the waters of the New World - with even the heavens shedding tears for him , St. Lawrence today keeps his lonely v...
Editor’s note:  Karen Killian’s collection of May Irwin memorabilia was captured by Kim Lunman in May Irwin and her Keeper back in April 2009....
 TI Life’s Introduction to Things I Remember by Mina Herrick King In December 2009 we received a note from Jay King, born in  Redwood, NY...
  In February 2008 Paul Malo presented several articles in Thousand Islands Life on the Patriot War (1837-1838).  In our March 2008 Reade...
When Paul Malo created Thousand Islands Life Magazine in 2007 he created a history page.  In December 2008, when TI Life was reformatted, we crea...

The war of 1812 - Do you have information to share about the War of 1812 and the role citizens on both sides the River played?  Please consider writing for this section.  And, do check back often to see the material we present.  Submissions, questions or comments:  info@thousandislandslife.com

There are not many official references to archaeology (the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures) in the Thousand ...
Editor’s Note: Rex Ennis, Grindstone Island, is well known in the region for his historical knowledge of Charles G. Emery from Calumet Island and the ...