Grindstone Island is one of the large Thousand Islands in the St. Lawrence River. The island lies near Lake Ontario and is part of the United States of America. In particular, the island is in the Town of Clayton in Jefferson County, New York. Thousand Islands may refer to Thousand Islands (Indonesia) 1000 Islands near Ivy Lea, Ontario The Thousand Islands are a chain of islands that straddle the U.S.-Canada border in the Saint Lawrence River as it emerges from the northeast corner Lake Ontario. ... The Saint Lawrence River (French fleuve Saint-Laurent) is a large west-to-east flowing river in the middle latitudes of North America, connecting the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. ... Lake Ontario seen from near Wolcott, New York Lake Ontario, bounded on the north by Ontario and on the south by Ontarios Niagara Peninsula and by New York State, is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. ... Clayton is a town located in Jefferson County, New York. ... Jefferson County is a county located in the state of New York. ...
History
The first known settlement occurred in 1804. The island was once considered to be part of Canada, but, since 1823, has been recognized as part of the United States. Shortly afterwards a dispute over some harvested trees created a brief disturbance called the "The Grindstone Island War" in which American militia attempted to prevent the removal of the logs.
Lumber and granite quarries were important in the early economy. The island now depends heavily on tourists.
Geography
The northern part of the island is on the international border between the Unites States and Canada.
Grindstone Island is in the west end of the St. Lawerence River. It is one of the larger Thousand Islands.
Grindstone Island is 44 degrees, 17 minutes north latitude and 76 degrees, 27 minutes west longitude.
Canoe-Picnic Point State Park -- A state park on the northeast tip of the island, accessible only by boat.
Cummings Point -- The tip of a short peninsula of the island on the southwest end.
Delaney Bay -- A bay at the northeat part of the island.
Flynn Bay -- A bay on the southwest end of the island.
Grindstone -- The hamlet of Grindstone is on the north shore.
Lower Town Landing -- A hamlet on the south shore
Upper Town Landing -- A hamlet on the south shore
This article does not cite its references or sources. You can help Wikipedia by adding appropriate ones. In geography, a bay or gulf is a collection of water that is surrounded by land on three sides. ... Canoe Point and Picnic Point State Park is on Grindstone Island in the St. ... State park is a term used in the United States and in Mexico for an area of land preserved on account of its natural beauty, historic interest, or other reason, and under the administration of the government of a U.S. state or one of the states of Mexico. ... A peninsula is a geographical formation consisting of an extension of land from a larger body that is surrounded by water on three sides. ... A hamlet is (usually — see below) a small settlement. ...
GrindstoneIsland has several barns and we were grateful to Quentin Rueckert, whose family has long time ties to the Island, for giving a tour so photographs could be taken.
This barn is featured on the new website entitled Thousand Islands Life, authored by Paul Malo, which includes information on GrindstoneIsland, in addition to fine presentations of the rest of the 1000 Islands.
Although not barns, they are part of the unique life on GrindstoneIsland, especially when well inhabited by year around residences who mostly farmed and send their children to the local schools on the island.
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