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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, Susan W. Smith, Jim Morrison, Karen Killian, Dolores R. Buckley, the late Paul Malo and the late Mina Herrick King.

Editor: Susan W. Smith info@thousandislandslife.com

U.S. Naval Vessels on Lake Ontario During War of 1812, by Richard Palmer

Vessels Built for United States Navy General Pike Corvette   900 tons 145' x 37' x l5’. Launched Sackets Harbor June 12,...

Catastrophe of the Steamer “Wisconsin”, Reference Material compiled by Laurie Donohue

Reprints of newspaper clippings on the Catastrophe of the Steamer: Wisconsin, compiled by Laurie Donohue.  See: Catastrophe of the Steamer "Wisconsin...

July 17, 2014. Talk given at the Cornwall Bros. Museum, SW Smith

Handout provided by Susan W. Smith on Thursday, July 17, 2014. at the Cornwall Bros. Museum in Alexandria Bay. “My thanks to all those who attended ...

The Short Life of the Steamer Sir Robert Peel, by Richard F. Palmer

The Short Life of the Steamer Sir Robert Peel, by Richard F. Palmer
Much has been written about the side wheel Canadian steamboat "Sir Robert Peel1" in connection with the story of its seizure and burning at Wellesley ...

Patriot Chronicles: They left Jefferson County Forever…- by John C. Carter

  Further Suggested Reading:   Charles D. Anderson, Bluebloods & Rednecks (Burnstown: General Store Publishing House, 1996). ...

September 21, 1812, the first shots on the St. Lawrence River frontier rang out in Gananoque

September 21, 1812, the first shots on the St. Lawrence River frontier rang out in Gananoque
200 years ago today, the first shots on the St. Lawrence River frontier rang out in Gananoque. It was September 21, 1812. By 1812, Gananoque was beco...

Frank T. Lent, Architect. Presented by Dolores R. Buckley

The following material was compiled by Dolores R. Buckley while researching the life of Frank T. Lent. Frank T. Lent Frank Townsend Lent was born i...

The Romance of Chimney Island, by Frederick C. Curry

Editor's Note:  The present chimney is the third built on the island. The first dates back to 1799, when the French were travelling back and fort...

Drawings and Fun… by Frank Eames

This poem was written and illustrated by Frank Eames.  We don’t have a date, but  it is one of the many pieces he left in his historical pap...

Gananoque: The Name and its Origin, By Frank Eames, 1950s.

In the month of January 1956, the hobby of many hundreds of silent hours reached termination, as far as research on the name and origin of Gananoque i...

Frank Eames: Mrs. Simcoe’s Gananoque Sketch; Melville Island Reflections

Just one of the several family briefs written by Frank Eames () which provides links to the history of Gananoque. A FAMILY BRIEF The little thumbnai...

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“Things I Remember”, by Mina Herrick King

 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...

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Patron Saint of the St. Lawrence, by Jim Morrison

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...

“May Irwin” Historical Discoveries, compiled by Karen Killian

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....

Reference Material from the Patriot War 1837-38

  In February 2008 Paul Malo presented several articles in Thousand Islands Life on the Patriot War (1837-1838).  In our March 2008 Reade...

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Original "TI Life" History Page Photographs

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...

War of 1812

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

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Archaeology

There are not many official references to archaeology (the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures) in the Thousand ...

Shortest Railroad in the United States

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 ...
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