ALEXANDRIA BAY, New York – I lost track after about 100, which means I have more than 1,700 to go. There are 1,864 islands in the Thousand Islands area, straddling New York and Ontario along the St.

Situated on the St. Lawrence River near the U.S. and Canada border, Grindstone Island is a dreamy summer getaway with dazzling river views in New York's Thousand Islands. The fourth largest in the ...