Garden Island, River island in Frontenac Islands, Canada.
Garden Island spans 30.75 hectares in the Saint Lawrence River, situated 2 miles south of Kingston and northwest of Wolfe Island in Ontario.
From 1836 to 1914, Garden Island functioned as a major timber operation base where logs were assembled into rafts for transport to Quebec City.
The island supported 750 residents in 1862 with its own currency, streets, school, library containing 6000 books, and various commercial establishments.
Access to Garden Island requires private watercraft transportation as no regular ferry service operates to this section of the Frontenac Islands.
The island's bedrock contains Precambrian metamorphic rocks including schist, gneiss, amphibolites, quartzite, and marble from the Frontenac Terrane.
Location: Frontenac Islands
Part of: Thousand Islands
GPS coordinates: 44.20056,-76.46583
Latest update: March 7, 2025 23:28
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