The Thousand Islands Safe Boating Association, Inc.
Board of Directors
John McCullough — President
Teddy McNally — Vice President
Fritz Hager — Treasurer
Bronson Hager — Secretary
Tony Mollica
Marguerite Sanzone
Trey Vars
Thousand Islands Safe Boating Association, Inc. is dedicated to protecting and promoting safe and responsible use of the waterways in the Thousand Islands Region thereby assuring a safe and quiet environment for residents and visitors.
We will achieve this goal by working with villages, towns, Chambers of Commerce, various enforcement agencies, Thousand Islands International Tourism Council, and other appropriate organizations to improve their efforts of informing the public about safe boating practices as well as laws and regulations pertaining to boating in the region.
TISBA was founded in 1987 by a group of River residents, in response to the rapid growth in the number of people and boats on the River, and the resulting issues of traffic and noise. Many people were new to the area, and were new to boating. The St. Lawrence River had undergone a major change.
The result was an interest on the part of residents in understanding what the issues were, and to try to do something to improve the situation. That remains the goal of TISBA today.
Since then, however, we have seen even more growth, and of a different kind. More boats are on the River than ever, with many arriving by trailer to spend the weekend, or maybe just the day. They are here solely for the use of the River as a recreational facility, not as a place to live. Unlike the first wave, these weekend boaters don’t live here and are not members of our community.