JUST ROOM ENOUGH ISLAND
Just Room Enough Island is the smallest inhabited island in the world. With an area of only 3,300 sqft, it has just about enough room for a house, shrubs, a tree, and a small beach!
Just Room Enough Island is also called Hub Island. It is located in the St Lawrence River, near Alexandria Bay, close to the US-Canada border. It was purchased in the 1950s by the Sizeland family, who continue to live there to date. Though the family bought the island to build a quiet home, little did they realise that the island would enter the Guinness Book of World Records and become a tourist attraction.
However, the world’s smallest inhabited island till 1982 was Bishop Rock in the Atlantic Ocean, near the Isles of Scilly. But once the lighthouse on this island became automated, there was no need for any human to reside on it anymore. That is when the Just Room Enough Island took its place.
The Just Room Enough Island is hard to miss with its little red cottage. It symbolises micro living, where every little area or space is utilised well. Also, the residents on the island have been able to survive and live happily, despite challenges, such as snowstorms, high tides, and summer storms. In other words, they have managed to adapt and live in harmony with their natural surroundings.
The Just Room Enough Island is one of the 1864 islands that make up the Thousand Islands Chain. It is situated between the Heart Island and Imperial Isle, and is also near one of the most popular attractions of the region, the Boldt Castle.
Wouldn’t you want to visit this island soon? But remember, ‘One misstep and you’re swimming’.
