Frontenac Islands

Frontenac Islands is a township located in Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada, that encompasses a number of islands at the beginning of the Saint Lawrence River near the outlet of Lake Ontario, including: Arabella, Bayfield, Black Ant, Garden, Goose, Hickory, Horseshoe, Howe, Wolfe and Simcoe.The township was formed in 1998 when Howe Island Township and Wolfe Island Township were merged as part of the county's reorganization.CommunitiesOf the several islands that make up Frontenac Islands, only three have substantial permanent resident populations, and regularly-scheduled or on-demand marine ferry service provides year-round vehicle and emergency services access to those islands.The other islands are accessible only by private boat to privately-owned docks. Some of these islands have substantial numbers of home and cottage structures, but are generally not populated during the winter months when ice build-up in Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River make boat access difficult or impossible.