Visable from many points on the Hudson River, including the Bear Mountain Bridge, Iona Island is full of mystery and forgotten history.
Doc Bayne, renowned local historian, photographer and educator, presents the forgotten history of Iona Island, from the living of Native Americans on the island, through the colonial farms and settlements, when it was known as Salisbury Island, and later as Weygant's Island. In the late 1800s it attracted tourists with an amusement park, hotel, and picnic grounds.