On the American side of the Thousand Islands, around 15 percent of spending comes from Canadian travelers, according to Corey Fram, the director of the Thousand Islands International Tourism Council.

A pair of Canadian destinations recently garnered international recognition, earning spots on a list of the top 25 islands in the world, part of Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Awards 2025.

Considered the Canadian gateway to the Thousand Islands, Gananoque, Ontario, population 5,000, offers visitors a slew of small-town pleasures on the water's edge and opportunities for insights ...

In this year’s World’s Best Awards survey, T+L readers voted for their favorites for 2025, naming some of the country’s largest islands into the top three—in the exact same order as last year.