Turns out Jefferson County, NY is interesting.
TourPods has 8 narrated audio stories about Jefferson County — the hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore of its streets, told like a podcast about wherever you're standing.
Jefferson County
Where the River Hid Bill Johnston
How the Thousand Islands turned a river raider into a borderlands legend.
Sackets Harbor
When Sackets Harbor Became the Front Line
A tiny lake port becomes a wartime engine almost overnight.
Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site
The Little Harbor That Couldn’t Be Lost
How a small village held the shipyard that mattered on Lake Ontario.
Jefferson County
When Fire Turned the Thousand Islands into a Hunt
A burned steamer, a border crisis, and a fugitive in the islands.
Boldt Castle
How a Ruin Became the Thousand Islands’ Calling Card
A love-built castle, abandoned in grief, revived through decades of restoration.
Boldt Castle
The Castle Grief Left Unfinished
A grand island dream, stopped by loss and left to the weather.
Wellesley Island
Where Rock and River Learn to Share
A story of Wellesley Island’s bedrock, water, and the lives shaped between them.
Jefferson County
When Hilltops Became Islands
How ice, water, and people shaped Jefferson County’s Thousand Islands.
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