Just Room Enough Island Canada

Border in the saint lawrence river as it emerges from the northeast corner of lake ontario.

Just room enough island canada.

Imagine an island with just enough room for a house a tree and two wrought iron chairs for the owners to lounge in the baking sun. The most likely claimant is the cozily named just room enough island off alexandria bay new york. The privately owned island formerly featured a castle mansion belonging to new york tobacco tycoon charles g. Just room enough is part of the famous thousand islands an archipelago of 1 864 islands that straddles the canada u s.

Emery and later hosted a marina in the 1960s. Part of the nearly 2 000 isle strong thousand islands chain just room enough island was purchased in the 1950s by the sizeland family. Just room enough island also known as hub island is an island located in the thousand islands chain belonging to new york united states the island is known for being the smallest inhabited island which appears to be around 3 300 square feet 310 m 2 or about one thirteenth of an acre purchased by the sizeland family in the 1950s the island has a house a tree shrubs and a small beach. They stretch for about 50 miles 80 km downstream from kingston ontario.

Located in the famous thousand islands chain on the united states canada border it s exactly what it sounds like. Despite measuring in at a minuscule 3 300 square feet. That is exactly the situation in just room enough island a small private owned island with literally just room enough for its owners domestic pleasures. Just room enough is part of the famous thousand islands an archipelago of 1 864 islands that straddles the canada u s.

A cozy little island with just enough room for a couple of inhabitants. If you re an introvert it seems like a wonderful place to spend a couple of days. Just room enough island meets these standards just barely. Just room enough is one of the thousand islands actually 1 864 by official count that dot.

Just room enough island is the smallest inhabited island in the united states. Border in the saint lawrence river as it emerges from the northeast corner of lake ontario.