Acknowledgments:

In April 2002 the Paddle 1000 site was transferred to The Biosphere Network with a mandate to maintain, expand and operate it as financially viable project. We wish to acknowledge the work done by the original Paddle 1000 project team consisting of:

• John Good (Bio)
• Russell Turner
• Leif Helmer (Bio)
• Jim Todd (Bio)

Assistance was also received from the following people and organizations. Norm Ruttan and the staff of St. Lawrence Islands National Park, Tom Russell (Thousand Islands Community Development Corporation), Jim Mountain (Valley Heartland Community Development Corporation), Gary DeYoung (Thousand Islands International Tourism Council) and Susan Fournier (Ontario East Travel). Special thanks to Jan Brabant of T. I. Adventures for reviewing the guidebook and providing many of the images used in it. Many others attended meetings, provided photographs, information and advice. We appreciate all the help and encouragement we received and hope that through this collective effort many more people will come to experience the joys of paddling in the Thousand Islands.

Thanks

John, Leif, Jim & Russell

Project Funding:

Start-up funding for this project was received from the Canada Ontario Business Recovery Agreement (COBRA) and from Parks Canada (St. Lawrence Islands National Park). Funds for the site are now provided by charges for listings, links and advertising from outfitters, suppliers etc., in the Paddle 1000 area.