St. Lawrence

American  

noun

1. a river in southeastern Canada, flowing northeast from Lake Ontario, forming part of the boundary between New York and Ontario, and emptying into the Gulf of St. Lawrence. 760 miles (1,225 kilometers) long.

2. Gulf of St. Lawrence, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between southeastern Canada and Newfoundland.

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The finale at the St. Lawrence River is an FFS tournament, which is part of the reason for the mega-sized smallmouth being weighed in at the riverside hamlet of Clayton, N.Y.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

Today, St. Lawrence said the organization sees 80 to 100 unique whales annually, and just identified its 500th individual whale seen around New York City since tracking began.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

But I hope they find solace in his namesake, St. Lawrence.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

The lakefront property, known as Sunbeam Lodge, dates back to the early 20th century and had been a summer camp for boys, a sportsman’s hotel, and St. Lawrence University research center.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

That was where the Quints were and the St. Lawrence River.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers