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The Thousand Islands

The Thousand Islands Travel Guide

The name Thousand Islands is less than accurate; there are, in fact, nearly twice that number of islands, depending on who's doing the counting and what you consider an island. There is also much more to the region than the island-studded area of the St. Lawrence River called the Thousand Islands. The name usually refers to an area defined by the Adirondacks to the east, the St. Lawrence River to the north, and Lake Ontario to the west. More »

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