Gordon island One of the many beautiful campgrounds in the St. Lawrence Islands 



National Park. 



St. Lawrence Islands National Park 



One of the most beautiful examples of river landscape on the North 

 American continent is the fifty mile stretch of the St. Lawrence between 

 Kingston and Brockville. Here the blue-green waters of the river are 

 studded with some 1,700 picturesque islands which vary in size from less 

 than an acre to several square miles. Rich groves of pine, maple, oak and 

 birch rise above the bluffs of grey granite or sweep down to the river's edge 

 to oast darker shades of colour 'across the emerald of its waters. " Mani- 

 tona " the Indians called it, or " Garden of the Great Spirit," and its 

 beauty well deserves the name, for Nature has laid out here a paradise of 

 loveliness. 



For more than fifty years the Thousand Islands, as they are called, 

 have been a Mecca for the summer visitor, so much so that most of the 

 islands are now privately owned. As early as 1904, however, the Govern- 

 ment of Canada set aside as national reservations a number of these islands, 

 which now form the St. Lawrence Islands National Park, and which have 

 been dedicated to the service of the people for healthful recreation in the 

 midst of natural beauty. 



Many improvements have been made on a number of these islands for 

 the comfort and convenience of visitors. Attractively designed pavilions 

 and shelters have been erected, and tables, benches and outdoor stoves, 

 with firewood, provided. Each island or group of islands, according to 

 location, is in charge of a caretaker, who is responsible for the observance 

 of Park regulations, -and the issuing of the necessary camping permit. 

 Several of these islands contain fine bathing beaches, while excellent fishing 

 is obtainable in the adjacent waters. 



The island parks on which improvements have been made for the com- 

 fort of visitors together with the nearest points of approach follow: Cedar, 



