On the St. Lawrence River, ... There are actually 1,864 islands concentrated in this stretch of the mighty river, but that doesn’t roll off the tongue as easy as “1,000 islands.” ...

Today the islands — 1,864, ... Located at the confluence of Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River, this beacon, built in 1854, features the only original working Fresnel lens in the region.

St. Lawrence Canal Tolls. ... April 24, 1864. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from April 24, 1864, Page 4 Buy Reprints. View on timesmachine.

The St. Lawrence River is the only natural outlet to the Great Lakes, with a drainage basin of over 3/4 of a million square kilometers. It connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean. It is the ...

The St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario are just a few inches below the record set two years ago, when major flooding caused tens of millions of dollars in damages from Buffalo to Massena.