Check out the newest hotel in the 1000 Islands – opened in August 2009!
Candlewood Suites, located just outside the Route 11 entrance to Fort Drum, is an extended-stay hotel with all the conveniences and comforts of home. Rates vary based on length of stay.
Suites feature kitchens with full size refrigerators, microwaves, stovetops, dishwashers, recliners and [...]
Doors Open lets visitors see Gananoque’s historic and cultural buildings — including those not normally open to public viewing — for free!
A dozen historic churches, inns and palatial homes will open their doors Saturday and Sunday Oct. 3 & 4. Come see spectacular gardens and exquisit architecture that includes stained glass and imported stone. “Open [...]
Wrap-up your summer at this five-day music festival (Sept. 3-7) on the shores of the St. Lawrence River in Alexandria Bay!
Concerts are performed outside at the Upper James Street Dock in downtown Alexandria Bay. Whether you come for the music or just take in a set while visiting the Bay, the Blues festival is a [...]
Deals are being offered all of the time in the 1000 Islands. If you’re looking for cottage and cabin getaways, great room rates and camping deals, go to www.deals1000.com to find the latest special offers.
What better way to cap off your summer than a guided sailing trip on Lake Ontario?
The 1000 Islands has sailing charters and instructors in both the United States and Canada. Plan your trip now for an August sailing trip that will blow you away!
Couples and group excursions are available, as are sunset sailing, on-the-water picnics [...]
While most 1000 Islands activities are above water — boating, touring, fishing, sailing — there’s nearly as many attractions BELOW THE SURFACE!
The 1000 Islands is home to dozens of shipwrecks and dive companies that provide world-class exploring opportunities. Leaving from both U.S. and Canadian ports, dive companies offer wreck, deep water and drift diving. Packages [...]
Fort Henry, Kingston, will host the US Marine Corps drill platoon Aug. 15-16 for a special joint military ceremony.
The Fort Henry Guard Drums, Drill Squad and Artillery Detachment will peform with the Marine Corps Silent Drill Platoon to celebrate their mutual military culture, traditions and cross-border friendship.
A patriotic fireworks finale will cap-off the evenings. Shows [...]
Alexandria Bay, NY, will be under pirate control from Aug. 7-16, meaning the village will be chock full of street festivals, water-to-land battle re-enactments and children’s games!
Bill Johnston’s Pirates Days is a long-standing tradition. Pirates attack the village waterfront from tall ships Aug. 8 and 15. The booming of cannon and musket fire can be [...]