▁in ▁Lake ▁Ontario ▁near ▁King ston , ▁Ontario . ▁Wol fe ▁Island ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁Front en ac ▁County , ▁Ontario ▁and ▁the ▁Township ▁of ▁Front en ac ▁Islands . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁of ▁the ▁Th ous and ▁Islands . ▁The ▁largest ▁community ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁is ▁Mary sv ille . ▁The ▁island ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁traditional ▁hunting ▁lands ▁of ▁the ▁Ty end in aga ▁Moh awk ▁people ▁and ▁the ▁original ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁is ▁Gan oun kou es not ▁(" Long ▁Island ▁Stand ing ▁Up "). ▁It ▁was ▁called ▁Grand ▁Island ▁( G ran de ▁î le ▁by ▁the ▁French ). ▁In ▁a ▁pro clam ation ▁by ▁the ▁Lieutenant ▁Governor ▁of ▁Upper ▁Canada ▁John ▁Gra ves ▁Sim co e ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁July ▁ 1 7 9 2 , ▁the ▁island ▁was ▁renamed ▁from ▁Grand ▁island ▁to ▁Wol fe ▁island , ▁after ▁British ▁General ▁James ▁Wol fe . ▁ ▁The ▁island ▁is ▁about ▁ ▁long , ▁with ▁its ▁width ▁varying ▁from ▁around ▁ ▁to ▁a ▁few ▁hundred ▁metres ▁at ▁some ▁points ; ▁its ▁area ▁is ▁about ▁. ▁The ▁resident ▁population ▁is ▁about ▁ 1 4 0 0 ▁people , ▁but ▁this ▁can ▁double ▁or ▁triple ▁in ▁summer . ▁Wol fe ▁Island ▁has ▁its ▁own ▁post ▁office ▁( K 0 H ▁ 2 Y 0 ) ▁and ▁tele phone ▁exchange ▁(+ 1 - 6 1 3 - 3 8 5 - ). ▁ ▁Wol fe ▁Island ▁can ▁be ▁accessed ▁by ▁fer ry ▁from ▁both ▁Canada ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States