Thousand Island Park
Thousand Island Park was established in 1875 as a Methodist Camp Meeting Ground. Much of it’s history is documented in Thousand Island Park: 100 Years, and Then Some by Helen Jacox and Eugene Kleinhans, Jr.
Circa 1925 — Thomas Mitchell discusses his youth working at the Livery with fires, pranks, & afternoons with a girl and a Victrola in a skiff.
Grant Mitchell recalls Life at TI Park before the Columbian Fire.
Thomas Mitchell discusses private yachts, boatmen, racing, and the first outboards.
As told by Grant Mitchell to Nellie Taylor, Grant’s niece, in the 1970s.
The Columbian Hotel Fire at Thousand Island Park, July 9, 1912, as told by Grant Mitchell, who was 12 the day of the fire. Recorded by Nellie Taylor, Grant’s niece, in the 1970s.