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My bride has decided, next summer if we get back to Canada, we're driving from Montreal to the cottage on Lake Simcoe via the Thousand Islands! The pictures are breathtaking. Well done!

The book arrived this week, and is ABSOLUTELY spectacular. I had seen my sister's copy, but it wasn't until I got my copy that I realized how amazing the book is. The pictures bring back many memories, and remind me of some of the reasons why the islands were so special to us growing up. Thank you for your excellent work.

I was raised in the Watertown/TI area and left many years ago. Although I've spent over 25 years living in the Pacific, I look forward to my next trip to the TI and the North Country. Your photos make me want to return tomorrow!

I marvel at your imagination and ability to capture the splendor of our surroundings. We are so fortunate to have access to all these great shots. None of us should take these photos for granted. Only you know the time, effort, interest etc., etc. that has gone into making this 'happen' for us.

A friend recently shared your web site with me and I felt compelled to reach out and say how much I enjoy your work. I am an amateur photographer and recently moved to Sackets Harbor. What a treat it is to see the work you have created here in the upstate region. Truly inspiring, especially after such a harsh winter. Your aerials are amazing and provide a point of view most will never have. Thank you for sharing your vision and art.

Just wanted to let you know the joy that your photographs have brought to my aging father. Dad was born in Alexandria Bay, NY in 1920 and for his recent 90th birthday I purchased your latest book. Even though Dad is suffering from Alzheimer's he was able to tell stories of some of the islands shown in the book. In your travels around the islands if you ever see old postcards from the 1930's to the 50's many were done by my Grandfather William Vesty of Alexandria Bay. Most were black and white and then painted with watercolor by his wife, or so the story goes. My how photography has changed but the beauty of the Islands remains the same. Thanks again for bringing my Dad so much pleasure.

Just love your work and the awesome stories your amazing photographs bring to life! So fortunate to meet you after all these years of being such a HUGE fan of yours... thank you!

My family has been vacationing in the Islands for 15 years...I have every one of your 1000 Islands books...the photography is beautiful..unlike any other. I think I have the pages memorized..I look at them so often!! I am in the medical field and when talking to patients, and the subject of vacations/and or the 1000 Islands comes up, I ALWAYS mention your beautiful books. I only wish there was going to be more.....

Ian, I love your aerials of the T. I.

I love your pictures and website, I just bookmarked your website. Kind Regards,

I just read thru your last book for about the 5th time since Christmas and I just love every page. I think I agree, the Lost Channel pic is spectacular. I get a kick out of the pic from Potter's Beach. When I used to swim there as a child, we would be the only ones on the beach. Thanks so much for making it almost bearable waiting for the Spring.

The summers in the islands and on this great river seem to go by so fast. I rarely sit back and enjoy what I am blessed to have in it, in those months. In the fall, it feels as if I am losing a good friend or family member as I know we won't see or enjoy the river's company for some time. Being able to look at these unbelievable pictures and videos help pass that time and puts a smile on my face in anticipation that another summer season is closer than it seems. Many thanks for that!!

What a treasure we have, to enjoy and protect. We were lucky to be able to share the area with our children who grew up spending every summer on the river, with visits during the other seasons too. The River is in their senses. Now my son and his wife love nothing better then to drive up to Wellesley, light the woodstove, and settle in for the weekend during the cold days of fall and winter..they cannot get enough time in during the summer...Our neighbor's greeting each spring is a hearty "Welcome to Paradise!". We so agree.

Your work is simply breathtaking. My family and I keep copies of all of your books at our cottage on Wallace island and they're a great memory to take away for people who visit the 1000 Islands. Keep up the great work.

Absoluuuuuutely beautiful. It makes me wish for time to fly so that summer is here already. We're on the lake, but feel the 1000 islands are ours too. Thanks so much.