Welcome to Meg's 1000 Islands page!
Where to start? That is a difficult question. There is so much I love about the 1000 Islands! I spent the whole summer here until I was 15 (when I was in the summer musical at our high school, and took some summer school classes).
To the best of my knowledge, my grandparents (my Dad's parents) started coming to the 1000 Islands before 1938. The reason I think this is that I remember Grandma and Grandpa telling stories about how they had to to take a row-boat from across the river to get to the cottage, since the 1000 Islands Bridge had not been finished yet. Then, once the bridge was built, they had to use a small row-boat to get from Welleseley Island to the cottage (across a very small creek). And my Dad said they used to send him across the river in a row-boat to get ice, and food and other such stuff. (to Point Vivian, which is slightly up-river from our cottage).
My father said that his Dad and another man purchased the cottage in the late 1950's, and immediately split it into the two parts that now exist. My grandfather kept the slightly larger portion, the point, and the house, and his friend go the other portion. I do not know if there was a house on the other portion, though I do know there was originally a cottage there at one time.
This whole section of islands is called Seven Isles (because there really were seven small islands at one time (until Mr. Hartman built the road to his cottage). There is a 'lagoon' formed between the islands of very quiet, shallow water, that often acts as a mirror of all the trees. It also was home to several bass one year, that I caught at the very beginning of the bass season on my Mepp's Minnow lure! They were very tasty.
There used to be small foot-bridges inter-connecting the seven islands, and it was a very nice walk (well, when they were kept in repair). I only remember them being old, rickety, and dangerous, but very fun! Most of them had completely disappeared by the time I was 10 or so. The only one that still exists is the one connecting Dr. Colby's property (which was originally owned by my Grandpa's friend) with Mr. Yennawine's property (which was originally owned by Mr. Hartman and was called Elsinore Lodge).
Well, I don't know that much more about the history of our cottage, except from the pamphlets we have. I will scan some (or all) of the pamphlets, and place them on this page. The links will be to the left. As well as links to pictures of our cottage, Boldt Castle, and the area in general.
To the right, are links to interesting sites about the 1000 Islands. Enjoy! And visit if you can. You will love it!
