The township comprises the communities of: • Berryton • Black Rapids • Brier Hill • Cheeseborough • Darlingside • Dulcemaine • Ebenezer • Eden Grove • Ellisville • Emery • Escott • Fairfax • Gananoque Junction • Gray's Beach • Greenfield • Grenadier Island • Halsteads Bay • Holland • Ivy Lea • Junetown • La Rue Mills • Lansdowne • Leeds • Legge • Long Point • Lyndhurst • Maple Grove • Mitchellville • Narrows • Oak Leaf • Outlet • Pooles Resort • Quabbin • Rockfield • Rockport • Sand Bay Corner • Seeley's Bay • Selton • Soperton • Sweets Corners • Taylor • Tilley • Union • Warburton • Washburns Corners • Waterton • Willowbank • Wilstead
Lansdowne Lansdowne, Ontario is a small community located just north of
Ivy Lea, Ontario and 4 km north of
Highway 401, at the intersection of
Leeds and Grenville County Roads 3 and 34. It can be accessed by former
Kings Highway 2 (which passes just south of the village) or by Highway 401 at Exit 659. The administrative offices of the township are located here. There is an independent telephone exchange (+1-613-659-) and a post office (K0E 1L0). The Canadian
customs point of entry at the terminus of
US Interstate 81 on
Hill Island identifies itself as
Lansdowne 456.
Lyndhurst The Lansdowne Iron Works, was founded by Wallis Sunderlin on the
Gananoque River by 1801. The ironworks enabled the economic development of a small industrial community called Furnace Falls. The iron smelter was destroyed by fire in 1811. Several mills were established in Furnace Falls by Charles and Jonas Jones of
Brockville in 1827. The settlement was renamed Lyndhurst by 1846. The Lansdowne Iron Works was designated a
National Historic Site of Canada in 1932. A plaque commemorating the founding of Lyndhurst (Furnace Falls) in 1801 was erected by the Ontario Heritage Foundation. A plaque commemorating the
Lyndhurst Bridge, built in 1856–1857, was erected by the Ontario Archaeological and Historic Sites Board. Designed by John Roddick, the masonry arch bridge was erected by contractors Miles Fulford and Simon Ransom. Camp Hyanto, an
Anglican church camp operated on the lake from the 1940s until 2022. There is a cultural celebration in Lyndhurst dubbed the "Turkey Fair" celebrated annually on the third Saturday in September. This celebration involves hay-stack decoration, petting zoos, fishing contests for kids, crafts and 50/50 draws. The Lyndhurst Ice Fishing Derby, in late February, has been going for more than fifteen years.
Rockport Rockport is a village on the St. Lawrence River with historic homes, restaurants, resorts, boat launch and marinas. It has been a port since the late 1700s and is now a major terminus for Thousand Islands cruise tours. There are bicycle racks, benches, and well marked walking paths with interpretive signs and murals for points of historical interest. Two churches that were founded in the late 1800s remain active. Both reflect the architecture of their time. For decades boats were built in Rockport; from small wooden St. Lawrence skiffs to large tour boats used on the St. Lawrence River, in
Ottawa on the
Rideau and
Ottawa Rivers, and as far away as
Banff National Park in
Alberta. Before the building of the
Thousand Islands Bridge nearby, ferryboats connected the US and Canada. The area remains famous for boat building, as the industry is producing ice boats that make winter travel to local island homes possible.
Seeley's Bay Seeley's Bay is at the northwest corner of the Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands and is most known for fishing and its direct access to the UNESCO designated
Rideau Canal. The village was established early in the 19th century as a port of call for steamers going between Kingston and Ottawa on the Rideau Canal. Located just off Highway 15, about 20 minutes north of the 401 Highway, it still serves as the first full service port of call for boaters coming north on the Rideau. The annual Seeley's Bay Frost Fest, in early February, has been going for more than thirty years. == Climate ==