Reports of Ticks on the Long Sault Parkway are coming in. Please ensure that customary precautions are taken, especially with children.
&n The Long Sault Parkway was unique in its creation. It is a series of 11 islands that were created from high points of land left after the flooding of the St. Lawrence River during the construction of the Seaway in the 1950's. In fact several villages once stood where the river now lies, a fascinating story captured at the Lost Villages display along the Parkway. There is a charge during the summer season to enter the Long Sault Parkway.www.stlawrenceparks.com/index.cfm/en/.../long-sault-parkway/ HOOPLE ISLAND: named after Hoople’s Creek, which was named after one of the original settlers of the area. Hoople’s Creek was the location of an important skirmish on November 10, 1813, when a force of raw recruits from the Glengarry Militia Regiment, under Major Dennis, fought an invading American land force under General Brown, proceeding by the north shore of the St. Lawrence with the role of subduing minor opposition.