A Superb, Historical Sunset Cruise of Discovery in the 1,000 Islands

1. proudly presents: A Sunset Cruise in The 1000 Islands. Brockville, Ontario, Canada. written & photographed by: Fergus JM Ducharme, assisted by: Roselyn J. Parrenas & Jessica Ducharme-Gauthier.

3. Now, I hadn’t been on a 1,000 Islands Cruise in over 30 years when I was the General Manager of one of Canada’s leading tour operators. Things haven’t changed that much since my last island tour.. We, all four of us, Roselyn, Jessica, Granddaughter Alexandra and myself were brimming with joy and excitement at what we could discover in Eastern end of the famed 1,000 Islands She Who Must be Obeyed # 1 & She Who Must be Obeyed # 2.

4. It’s couple of days before we start the homeward bound trip to Iloilo after a magnificent vacation visiting with family and friends. She Who Must be Obeyed had never had the opportunity to do a 1000 Islands Cruise and we all decided that today was to be the day. So, here is Roselyn’s 1000 Islands Cruise, we hope you enjoy it as much as she did! The Fair Jean is docked in Brockville’s inner harbour. © historicphilippines.com 2014. All Rights Reserved

5. I say that ‘we’ decided that today would be Roselyn’s opportunity to see a part of the 1,000 Islands for the first time. The ‘we’ refers to Jessica and Alexandra, my daughter and granddaughter.

6. Contrary to popular opinion there are not 1,000 Islands in this section of the St Lawrence River. There are actually over 1,800 of them. Now, the Canadian Government definition of an Island is important to remember while visiting this region. It states that an island is a piece of ‘land’ which is at least 3 feet above water level and has no less than 2 trees on it…

7. Here is an example of one of the islands which is solely inhabited by a flock of cormorants, who have actually taken over the island and have become a ‘pest’. Repeated efforts to control them have failed and there seems to be little or nothing that can be done about them. They apparently reproduce as fast or faster than rabbits, their guano causes a pervasive stink over the island and surrounding waters and they eat over 2.5 times or more of their weight in fish every day. That has local commercial and recreational fishermen extremely concerned about the fishery in this section of the river.

8. As we get underway we leave the harbour and head towards the east. We head towards the : “Three Sisters” which are three small islands that officially mark the beginning of the 1,000 Islands, which as we mentioned consists of over 1,800 islands between the “Three Sisters Islands” at Brockville to the “Two Brothers Islands” immediately east of Kingston at the mouth of Lake Ontario. These are “The Three Sisters” Islands, two of which are uninhabited except for the Cormorants we talked about moments ago and the third has a small cottage and an outbuilding…

10. Facing The Three Sisters Islands along the Ontario shore, almost immediately across the River from Morristown, NY is what is called Brockville’s Millionaires Row, featuring several heritage homes built on the 1800’s by the then multi-millionaires of the region.

11. One of the most interesting of these homes is the Fulford Mansion which was actually built by Fulford who made his fortune by manufacturing and selling: Dr William’s Pink Pills for Pale People. The home includes over 20,000 square feet of living space. We’ll have a more extensive visit in the coming weeks. © historicphilippines.com 2014. All Rights Reserved

14. A look back towards Brockville city as the tour boat turns to head west, you are impressed by the view of the skyline which appears to be dominated by church steeples…there are actually four churches that dominate the skyline.

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